This is an analysis of In Memoriam A. H. H.: 55. The Wish, That Of The Living Whol by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

The wish, that of the living whole
No life may fail beyond the grave,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbacddcedde fddf gaag
  • Stanza lengths: 12,4,4,
  • Metre: 01100101 11110101 01010111 01010101 11110111 11011101 11000111 11000101 110100101 01010001 11010101 11011101 11011101 11001101 01011101 11110101 11110111 11011111 01110101 11010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 20

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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