This is an analysis of Sonnet Liv. by Charlotte Smith.

THE SLEEPING WOODMAN.
Written in April, 1790.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaaabccbcdcdXa
  • Stanza lengths: 16,
  • Metre: 01010 100101 1101110101 01010101010 1101010101 00110011010 1101000101 0101111101 11010101001 1101110101 1111011101 1101000111 1111100101 0110000101 1011110111 1101100101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 16