This is an analysis of Sonnet 34: Why Didst Thou Promise Such A Beauteous Day by William Shakespeare.

Why didst thou promise such a beauteous day
And make me travel forth without my cloak,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbcdcdcee
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1111010101 1111010111 01111001011 1011001101 1101110111 0101111101 1111010111 1101111001 1111110011 1101111101 11001011101 0111011001 1111111111 1111110111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14