This is an analysis of Lxxxiii: Spring by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

Dip down upon the northern shore,
O sweet new-year, delaying long;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abba cXcc addX beeb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11010101 11110101 11010101 01010111 11100101 11000101 11010101 11000101 11010111 01010101 110101001 100101010 11110101 100010011 11010101 11010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16