This is an analysis of Sonnet X. To Mrs. G by Charlotte Smith.

AH! why will Mem'ry with officious care
The long lost visions of my days renew?…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcacaadadee
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1101001001 0111001101 1101011111 11111100011 11001110001 1011010101 1101010011 1101010111 0111010101 0011011101 1101110101 1111011101 1011011101 0111110101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

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