This is an analysis of In Memoriam A. H. H.: 72. Risest Thou Thus, Dim Dawn, Again by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

Risest thou thus, dim dawn, again,
And howlest, issuing out of night,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaccadeXd cffc gccg ehhe fiif
  • Stanza lengths: 12,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 10111101 110100101 01110101 11010101 11110110 01010101 110100101 11010001 11000010010 01111101 11110101 010100010 11110101 101111001 01010111 01011101 11111111 111011001 10111111 11010111 111111001 11110101 1101000101 11010101 11110101 11110101 11110101 11110101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 28

Repeated words/phrases

as, thy

Anaphora

and