This is an analysis of Sonnet 10: Reason by Sir Philip Sidney.

Reason, in faith thou art well serv'd, that still
Wouldst brabbling be with sense and love in me:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab baba cXc Xdd
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,3,3,
  • Metre: 1001111111 1100011101 1101110101 1101010101 1111110101 1111110101 1111110100 11010011100 1111110111 0101101010 1111011101 1111110101 10111100101 1100010001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

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