In Memoriam A. H. H.: 72. Risest Thou Thus, Dim Dawn, Again by Alfred Lord Tennyson: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem In Memoriam A. H. H.: 72. Risest Thou Thus, Dim Dawn, Again that begins with:

Risest thou thus, dim dawn, again,
And howlest, issuing out of night,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaccadeXd cffc gccg ehhe fiif
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111101 110100101 01110101 11010101 11110110 01010101 110100101 11010001 11000010010 01111101 11110101 010100010 11110101 101111001 01010111 01011101 11111111 111011001 10111111 11010111 111111001 11110101 1101000101 11010101 11110101 11110101 11110101 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; as, thy are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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