This is an analysis of Sonnet Lvi: As To The Roman by Samuel Daniel.

As to the Roman that would free his land,
His error was his honor and renown…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbccdcdaa
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1001011101 0101010101 1101000101 1011010101 1101110111 101010111 1011010011 1111110101 111101011 1100110111 1101011101 1101110011 1101011101 11001011111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

his, thy

Anaphora

and