This is an analysis of Sonnet Xxix: Whilst By Her Eyes Pursu'D by Samuel Daniel.

Whilst by her eyes pursu'd, my poor heart flew it,
Into the sacred bosom of my dearest;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaababcXcXdd
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 11010111110 00010100110 11011101010 10010100010 11000111010 1101111101 01111101010 1111111111 11110101011 11011101100 11010100011 10110101100 11111110110 11111101110
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

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