This is an analysis of February Morning by Robert Laurence Binyon.

Peacefully fresh, O February morn,
Thy winds come to me: quiet the light slants…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX bcbc dede ff
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,2,
  • Metre: 1001110101 1110110011 11010011101 0101110001 11110101001 1101110101 1101001101 1001011001 11010100101 1010110001 0101101011 1001010101 0101110111 1101010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 14