This is an analysis of Sonnet Xxxi. by Charlotte Smith.
Written on Farm Wood, South Downs, May 1784.
SPRING'S dewy hand on this fair summit weaves…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: XaaaaaaXabcbcdd
- Stanza lengths: 15,
- Metre: 101111111 1101101101 01010101110 1101010101 11010001010 10111101010 1011110101 11011111100 00110101010 01011101101 1101011101 1011010101 1111000101 1101111101 1111111111
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 15
Anaphora
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