This is an analysis of Montenegro by Robert Laurence Binyon.

Coiled in shadow, the serpent seas
Engirdle perilous hills sublime:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd adad efef dbdb bfbf dfdf ghgh idid XbXb cece ajaj hkhk
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 10110101 10100101 1100101 010111 011010101 100011101 010101 011001 1100101010 1100100101 1001010 111001 100111001 111100111 10111001 101101 010010101 1100101101 0101001 100101 101011101 101010101 1100101 111001 110010101 010110101 100101 101001 111001010 100100101 11001010 1001001 110101 11101111 100101 1110101 1101001110 10101001 1111110 1101001 1100111101 0011001001 101101 0101001 110100101 101101111 011111 100111 1101101 1101111 01110011 10001001
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 13
  • Lines: 52