This is an analysis of In Memoriam A. H. H.: 15. To-Night The Winds Begin To Rise by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

To-night the winds begin to rise
And roar from yonder dropping day:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbacbbcdeeX cffc dggd
  • Stanza lengths: 12,4,4,
  • Metre: 01010101 11010101 01110101 01110101 01010101 01010101 110111011 01110101 11110110 11110101 01010101 11110111 11010101 11110011 01011101 11111101 110101110 110101001 11010101 0101010010
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 20

Anaphora

the, and