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

Written at Exmouth, Midsummer, 1795.
FALL, dews of Heaven, upon my burning breast,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: Xababcdcdeeeebb
  • Stanza lengths: 15,
  • Metre: 101101101 11010011101 1011110101 1101110101 00110010101 1111011111 0100010101 101111001001 1101010101 0101010101 01111111001 11010101101 1001010101 1101110101 01100001010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 15