This is an analysis of Holy Sonnet X by John Donne.
Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abXaabbcdeedca
- Stanza lengths: 14,
- Metre: 101111111 1011011111 1111111101 1111111111 0111111100 1101011111 1101110111 1011110100 111011111001 1101011101 11011111111 1101111111 1111110100 1110111111
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 14
Repeated words/phrases
thou, not, and
Anaphora
and
