This is an analysis of Dream—come—true by Robert Laurence Binyon.

Within the eyes of Dream--Come--True
Shine the old dreams of my youth.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abaabacaaacccaa
  • Stanza lengths: 15,
  • Metre: 01010111 1011011 1110111 1010101 001 01010111 1110101 1100111 1110111 1010101 1010001 11010101 01110101 1010111 10110111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 15

Repeated words/phrases

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