This is an analysis of Sonnet (I) by George Herbert.

My God, where is that ancient heat towards thee,
Wherewith whole showls of Martyrs once did burn,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbcbdeedcc
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 11101101011 10011010101 0111011100 11010010101 11110101110 0111011011 1001001111 1111011011 1111010001 11110111101 0101111111 111101111011 1111110101 1111111101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

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