This is an analysis of Sonnet Xliv: Press'D By The Moon by Charlotte Smith.

Press'd by the Moon, mute arbitress of tides,
While the loud equinox its power combines,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabccbdbbdXX
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1101110001 10110101001 0111010111 110010110001 0111000101 1011001101 1011010101 1101010001 0111110101 1111000101 1100011101 1101010011 1111111110 0101011101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

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