This is an analysis of Before The Dawn by Arlo Bates.
In the hush of the morn before the sun
I waken to think of thee…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab caca dbdb
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
- Metre: 0010010101 1100101 11011110 110100 0010010101 01000101 11110111 011101 001010001 0110101 11010111 111111
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 3
- Lines: 12
