This is an analysis of Sonnet. Vvere Thy Heart Soft As Thou Art Faire by Henry King.

VVere thy heart soft as thou art faire,
Thou wer't a wonder past compare:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccccXcXX
  • Stanza lengths: 12,
  • Metre: 11111111 11010101 11011101 11011101 110100110 110101010 11101101 11010101 110110000 11010100 11110110 100010100
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 12