This is an analysis of Sonnet Xliii: The Unhappy Exile by Charlotte Smith.
The unhappy exile, whom his fates confine
To the bleak coast of some unfriendly isle,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abbXcacacbbcdd
- Stanza lengths: 14,
- Metre: 00101110101 0011010101 1101011101 1111010110 1011000101 1101110101 0011010111 1101110111 10010010101 0101000101 1101010101 1011110101 1111100101 100101110101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 14
