This is an analysis of Sonnet 153: Cupid Laid By His Brand And Fell Asleep by William Shakespeare.

Cupid laid by his brand and fell asleep,
A maid of Dian's this advantage found,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdbebeff
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1011011101 010100101 10110100101 0011010011 11100101001 01001011001 1101011111 0111000101 11110111110 0111011111 11100101010 11010110001 1111011111 110111000101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14