This is an analysis of Harps We Love by Henry Kendall.

The harp we love hath a royal burst!
Its strings are mighty forest trees;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa Xaaa Xbab
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 011110101 01110101 11010011 11010100 011110101 11010101 11010101 11110100 011110111 01100101 11011101 11010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12