This is an analysis of Sonnet Lxii by Charlotte Smith.

Written on passing by Moon-light through a Village,
while the ground was covered with Snow.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbcbdadaceceff
  • Stanza lengths: 16,
  • Metre: 101101111010 10111001 1111010110 1101011101 01010101001 1111010101 1001011101 01010001001 0011010111 10110001001 10011010101 1101010011 1111010111 1011011101 1101010001 1101010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 16

Anaphora

while