This is an analysis of Sonnet Lxix by Charlotte Smith.

Written at the same place, on seeing a Seaman return
who had been imprisoned at Rochfort.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaabcdcdaccaee
  • Stanza lengths: 16,
  • Metre: 10101111001001 110010110 11110100101 1011110101 1101011111 0110110101 0101010101 0101010001 1101010101 11000010111 0101111101 0101010101 11001110101 01111000001 1111110101 1111010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 16