This is an analysis of Arectyng My Syght by John Skelton.

Arectyng my syght towarde the zodyake,
The sygnes xii for to beholde a farre,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths: 7,
  • Metre: 1001110010 0101101001 1110001001 1001001000 1101111111 1110010001 101000111
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 7