This is an analysis of Sorrento by John Hay.
The mirthful gods who ruled o'er Greater Greece
Created this fair land in some high mood…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abbaabbcccXccX
- Stanza lengths: 14,
- Metre: 01011110101 0100110111 0101010101 10011100101 11010010101 0101111101 11010101001 1101010101 0111011111 1001000101 111010100 1101011111 01011001001 10110010001
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 14
Repeated words/phrases
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