This is an analysis of Sonnet: Ypres by Robert Laurence Binyon.

She was a city of patience; of proud name,
Dimmed by neglecting Time; of beauty and loss;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdeecd
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 11010010011 11010101011 0101000101 1101010101 10001010111 10101010011 010100101001 1110010101 101100101101 0011010001 11010000101 1111011101 0101100010101 1011111101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

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