This is an analysis of Sonnet Vi. by Christopher Pearse Cranch.

AH, many a time our memory slips aside
And leaves the round of present cares and joys,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdcdbb
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 110011100101 1101001111 0101011101 0111010111 0101011111 0111010111 01010100001 01110001101 0101010101 0101110101 10011011101 1101110011 1101010111 1111010001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

to, the