This is an analysis of Oh, Tell Me, Ye Breezes by Henry Kendall.

Oh, tell me, ye breezes that spring from the west,
Oh, tell me, ere passing away,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbc dadaXbaba
  • Stanza lengths: 8,9,
  • Metre: 111110101001 11111001 01011011001 11001001 01111011001 01111001 01111111011 11001101 1111011001 11101001 110001011011 11011001 11011111001 110101001 10011001001 101001001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 16

Anaphora

oh, where, ye