This is an analysis of In Tenebris by Thomas Hardy.

Wintertime nighs;
But my bereavement-pain…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaaX baab cddc acca Xeed XXXX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 1011 110101 010101 1111 10101 110110 1111001 1101 1101 111111 001111 1111 1101 111011 010101 1101 1011 111011 010101 1111 1011 110110 111101 1010
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24