Analysis of Sonnet III: Turn to Yon Vale Beneath

Mary Darby Robinson 1757 (England) – 1800 (England)



Turn to yon vale beneath, whose tangled shade
Excludes the blazing torch of noon-day light,
Where sportive Fawns, and dimpled Loves invite,
The bow'r of Pleasure opens to the glade:
Lull'd by soft flutes, on leaves of violets laid,
There witching beauty greets the ravish'd sight,
More gentle than the arbitress of night
In all her silv'ry panoply array'd!
The birds breathe bliss! light zephyrs kiss the ground,
Stealing the hyacinth's divine perfume;
While from the pellucid fountains glitt'ring round,
Small tinkling rills bid rival flow'rets bloom!
HERE, laughing Cupids bathe the bosom's wound;
THERE, tyrant passion finds a glorious tomb!


Scheme ABBAABBACDCDCD
Poetic Form
Metre 1111011101 0101011111 111010101 01111010101 11111111001 110101011 11010111 010110001 0111110101 10010101 11011011 1100111011 110101011 11010101001
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 639
Words 103
Sentences 5
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 37
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 516
Words per stanza (avg) 101
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Mary Darby Robinson

Mary Robinson was an English actress, poet, dramatist, novelist, and celebrity figure. more…

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