Analysis of The Oak
Alfred Lord Tennyson 1809 – 1892
Live thy Life,
Young and old,
Like yon oak,
Bright in spring,
Living gold;
Summer-rich
Then; and then
Autumn-changed
Soberer-hued
Gold again.
All his leaves
Fall'n at length,
Look, he stands,
Trunk and bough
Naked strength.
| Scheme | XAXXA XBXXB XCXXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (80%) |
| Metre | 111 101 111 101 101 101 101 101 11 101 111 1111 111 101 101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 241 |
| Words | 38 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 12 |
| Words per line (avg) | 2 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 58 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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