This is an analysis of Amoretti Iii: The Sovereign Beauty by Edmund Spenser.

The sovereign beauty which I do admire,
Witness the world how worthy to be praised:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaababbcbccX
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 0101011101 1001110001 011011010010 011101001001 1101001101 1111110101 1101101101 1101010101 1111110101 010010100 1111110101 01000010100 1011111111 0101111010
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14