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

SIGHING I see yon little troop at play,
By sorrow yet untouch'd; unhurt by care;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXababbcbcdd
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1011110111 1101010111 1111010101 10110001010 1101111001 1111111101 1111011101 0101010001 10010101101 1101011101 11001011101 1011010101 1111011101 0111111101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

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