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

For Mercy, Courage, Kindness, Mirth,
There is no measure upon earth.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbXXcc
  • Stanza lengths: 8,
  • Metre: 11010101 10110011 1110111 0110100 1001101 0111111 1010101 1100111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 8