Analysis of A Farewell to Abbotsford

Felicia Dorothea Hemans 1793 (Liverpool, Lancashire) – 1835 (Dublin, County Dublin)



HOME of the gifted! fare thee well,
  And a blessing on thee rest;
While the heather waves its purple bell
  O'er moor and mountain crest;
While stream to stream around thee calls,
  And braes with broom are drest,
Glad be the harping in thy halls-
  A blessing on thee rest.

While the high voice from thee sent forth
  Bids rock and cairn reply,
Wakening the spirits of the North,
  Like a chieftan's gathering cry;
While its deep master-tones hold sway
  As a king's o'er every breast,
Home of the Legend and the Lay!
  A blessing on thee rest!

Joy to thy hearth, and board, and bower!
  Long honours to thy line!
And hearts of proof, and hands of power,
  And bright names worthy thine!
By the merry step of childhood, still
  May thy free sward be prest!
-While one proud pulse in the land can thrill,
  A blessing on thee rest!


Scheme ababcbcB dedefbfB ghghibiB
Poetic Form
Metre 11010111 0010111 101011101 1010101 11110111 011111 11010011 010111 10111111 110101 1010101 1011001 11110111 101101001 11010001 010111 111101010 11111 011101110 011101 10101111 111111 111100111 010111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 838
Words 153
Sentences 10
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 209
Words per stanza (avg) 50
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Felicia Dorothea Hemans

Felicia Dorothea Hemans was an English poet. Two of her opening lines, "The boy stood on the burning deck" and "The stately homes of England", have acquired classic status. more…

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