This is an analysis of To Nannette Falk-Auerbach by Sidney Lanier.

Oft as I hear thee, wrapt in heavenly art,
The massive message of Beethoven tell…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXcXdbdbcX
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 11111101001 0101001001 0111000101 10111101011 1011111101 1101110111 1001110101 1111011100 1111000111 111010111111 1111010101 1111010111 0111111101 10100111100
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14