Analysis of Sonnet 107: Stella, Since Thou So Right

Sir Philip Sidney 1554 (Penshurst, Kent) – 1586 (Zutphen)



Stella, since thou so right a princess art
Of all the powers which life bestows on me,
That ere by them aught undertaken be
They first resort unto that sovereign part;

Sweet, for a while give respite to my heart,
Which pants as though it still should leap to thee,
And on my thoughts give thy lieutenancy
To this great cause, which needs both use and art.

And as a queen, who from her presence sends
Whom she employs, dismiss from thee my wit,
Till it have wrought what thy own will attends.

On servant's shame oft master's blame doth sit;
Oh let not fools in me thy works reprove,
And scorning say, 'See what it is to love.'


Scheme ABBA ABCA CDC DEE
Poetic Form
Metre 1011110101 11010110111 111111001 1101101101 1101110111 1111111111 0111111 1111111101 0101110101 1101011111 1111111101 111110111 111101111 011111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 633
Words 122
Sentences 4
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 3
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 122
Words per stanza (avg) 30
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Sir Philip Sidney

Sir Philip Sidney was an English poet, courtier, scholar and soldier who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age. more…

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