This is an analysis of A Colliquy by Robert Laurence Binyon.

Why hurt so hard by little pricks,
By chasing cares so clouded over,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXXbXcdecde cfbafbgfcgfa
  • Stanza lengths: 12,12,
  • Metre: 11111101 110111010 101 10111110 110111010 110 011101001 01110111 1101 11110101 11010111 0111 00011101 10110001 01110 01110101 10110001 01010 01110101 011101001 0111 100111101 01010001 0101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 24