This is an analysis of Sonnet 09 by John Milton.

IX
Lady that in the prime of earliest youth,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X abbaaXbacdecde X
  • Stanza lengths: 1,14,1,
  • Metre: 1 10100101001 10110011101 1011110001 1111010101 0101010101 1011111100 1111010111 11010111011 1101110001 01110010101 1111111101 1101100101 10011011001 1111010111 1101011
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 16

Repeated words/phrases

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