This is an analysis of The Crucible by Robert Laurence Binyon.

Because thou camest, Love, to break
The strong mould of this world in two,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abaabcddcefefgghihXicjjccici klllkmmm
  • Stanza lengths: 28,8,
  • Metre: 01110101 01100101 10010101 10110101 01110111 1111101 1010101 11010101 0010101 11101010 1010101 11001010 10101001 10100101 0010101 1010101 1111101 1110001 10011010 1010111 11011001 1010101 11010101 1001101 1010101 1010101 1000111 1011101 11011101 11110111 11111101 11011101 01110011 111101110 111100010 111010010
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 36

Anaphora

and, i