This is an analysis of Sonnet Xvi by Henry Timrod.

If I have graced no single song of mine
With thy sweet name, they all are full of thee;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabccbaddaee
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 0111110101 0111111101 11111111000 1101110101 0101110101 01010011111 1101011101 1111010010001 1011011101 1111111101 1101011101 1111110111 1011010101 1101010111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

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