Analysis of Sonnet 68: Stella, The Only Planet
Sir Philip Sidney 1554 (Penshurst, Kent) – 1586 (Zutphen)
Stella, the only planet of my light,
Light of my life, and life of my desire,
Chief good, whereto my hope doth only aspire,
World of my wealth, and heav'n of my delight:
Why dost thou spend the treasure of thy sprite,
With voice more fit to wed Amphion's lyre,
Seeking to quench in me the noble fire
Fed by thy worth, and kindled by thy sight?
And all in vain, for while thy breath most sweet,
With choicest words, thy words with reasons rare,
Thy reasons firmly set on Virtue's feet,
Labor to kill in me this killing care:
Oh, think I then, what paradise of joy
It is, so fair a Virtue to enjoy.
| Scheme | ABCA ACBA DED EFF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1001010111 11110111010 1111111001 1111011101 1111010111 11111111 10110101010 1111010111 0101111111 1101111101 110101111 1011011101 111111011 1111010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 604 |
| Words | 118 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 114 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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