This is an analysis of Farewell by Alfred Austin.

Farewell! I breathe that wonted prayer,
But oh! though countless leagues divide…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefgaga
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,
  • Metre: 11111101 11110101 11111111 11110011 10110111 11010111 11111001 11010101 11010101 01011101 11110111 100100101 11110101 1101001001 101111101 01111111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 16