Analysis of To a Sky-Lark (Petrarchan Sonnet)

[Brownlie]

I see you went for the CDDCDD.  I've never seen that variable done before, but there are alot of them so I wouldn't dare say it is wrong, I'm just used to CDDCDC for the C-D-D variable. I'm no expert on sonnets, though, you are...and I've think you scared most readers off just by the mere mention of Petrarchian in the title.

As to the actual sonnet;  in the last line you have a space before your comma.  And there's not much of a volta in L9.  Otherwise the damn thing is perfect iambic pentameter throughout...strong iambs with no funny business of trochees and such to throw the simple reader (like me) off.

I always admire your sonnets and yet hesitate to comment on them due to my inability to write one.  So you already stand on a pedestal to me!

cheers!
mel.

Ok, I appreciate it. I'll get to fixing that comma. The rapid sonneteering that I've seen occur like a solar eclipse on this website still leaves me in awe though. I'm sure there are probably some problems with my construction here, as well.