This is an analysis of To Mr. Cyriack Skinner Upon His Blindness by John Milton.

Cyriack, this three years day these eys, though clear
To outward view, of blemish or of spot;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacXcdcd
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1001011111 0101010101 0101110101 1011011101 0111110101 1111011101 0111101101 0111111111 1101011111 01010110100 0100011101 0111010101 0111110111 1011111101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

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