This is an analysis of Lament by Robert Laurence Binyon.

Fall now, my cold thoughts, frozen fall
My sad thoughts, over my heart,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,
  • Metre: 11111101 1111011 00010100 010101 111011111 1111101 1100101101 1100101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8

Repeated words/phrases

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