This is an analysis of Sonnet Ix: Ye, Who In Alleys Green by Mary Darby Robinson.

Ye, who in alleys green and leafy bow'rs,
Sport, the rude children of fantastic birth;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaabXaabcdcdcd
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1101011101 1011000101 1101110101 01010101110 1101010101 11110100101 1011010101 110010101001 1111010101 1101010101 111100101 11011010101 1111010101 1111000101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14