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

Written at Weymouth in winter.
THE chill waves whiten in the sharp North-east;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: Xababbcbcdadaee
  • Stanza lengths: 15,
  • Metre: 10110010 0111000111 1101110101 1111011101 1011110111 1011110101 1011010101 1101010101 1111010101 1011110111 1001010011 10011011101 1011000101 011101011 111101110001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 15