This is an analysis of Sonnet Xxx: Whether The Turkish New Moon by Sir Philip Sidney.

Whether the Turkish new moon minded be
To fill his horns this year on Christian coast;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbX abba bcb cdd
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,3,3,
  • Metre: 1001011100 0101011101 1101110101 01011101100 0111110101 1101011101 1101110101 1001010101 1101011101 10011011011 0001101101 1101010111 11000010101 1111111101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 14

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