This is an analysis of In Memoriam A. H. H. Obiit: 124. That Which We Dare Invoke by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

That which we dare invoke to bless;
Our dearest faith; our ghastliest doubt;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbacddceXfe bbbX fggfXcggc
  • Stanza lengths: 12,4,9,
  • Metre: 11110101 11011101 11110101 010010111 11110111 11011111 11010111 01011111 010111101 11011001100 11110101 11000101 01010111 01010101 11010101 1111010110 11010111 11110111 11110111 11010101 11111001 10111101 11010101 11110101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 24

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