This is an analysis of The Oak by Alfred Lord Tennyson.
Live thy Life,
Young and old,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: XaXXa Xbaab cdcXd
- Stanza lengths: 5,5,5,
- Metre: 111 111 111 1001 101 101 111 101 1001 101 101 111 111 111 101
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Stanzas: 3
- Lines: 15