This is an analysis of Sonnet X by Edmund Spenser.

VNrighteous Lord of loue what law is this,
That me thou makest thus tormented be:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaababbXbXcc
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 101011100 1111011100 0111000101 0010101111 1101001101 0110010111 110111011 110011101 1011110101 1111011110 1011100101 1101011101 1111100101 11111111101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14