This is an analysis of Sonnet 56: Fie, School Of Patience by Sir Philip Sidney.

Fie, school of Patience, fie! your lesson is
Far, far too long to learn it without book:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: Xaab baab cac add
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,3,3,
  • Metre: 1101011100 1111010011 1011011101 1111111111 1111110101 1001110111 1111010111 1001111101 1111011101 1111111101 0111001001 1100111011 01110101010 11010111110
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

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