This is an analysis of Sonnet Xxxi: Oft Do I Muse by Samuel Daniel.

Oft do I muse whether my Delia's eyes
Are eyes, or else two fair bright stars that shine;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababacacdedeff
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1111101101 1111111111 1111010101 0111010101 11111101010 1111010111 11010111001 1101011101 1101110111 11001010111 1111110111 0101011101 1111110101 1111111101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14