This is an analysis of Sonnet by Sara Teasdale.

I saw a ship sail forth at evening time;
Her prow was gilded by the western fire,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXbacddceXedbb
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1101111101 01110101010 1101011101 1101100101 0111010101 1101010101 1011110101 1101000101 1101011111 01010101011 1111110101 0111011111 1001011101 1111111111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

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