This is an analysis of Delia Xlvi: Let Others Sing Of Knights And Paladines by Samuel Daniel.

XLVI
Let others sing of knights and paladines…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaaaXaXbcbcdd
  • Stanza lengths: 15,
  • Metre: 1 11010111000 011010101 1110010101 1101011101 1111011111 0101110101 111111110111 11011111110 1101010101 1101110111 1111010101 0101110101 111001111010 01111111110
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 15