This is an analysis of Sonnet 65: Love By Sure Proof by Sir Philip Sidney.

Love by sure proof I may call thee unkind,
That giv'st no better ear to my just cries:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab abab cdcXdaa
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,7,
  • Metre: 1111111101 1111010111 1101110111 1111011111 11101111101 0011111111 1110111101 1101110111 1111111101 011100110 1101110101 1101111101 1011011111 1101010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

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