Analysis of Adieu
Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1828 (London) – 1882 (Birchington-on-Sea)
WAVING whispering trees,
What do you say to the breeze
And what says the breeze to you?
'Mid passing souls ill at ease,
Moving murmuring trees,
Would ye ever wave an Adieu?
Tossing turbulent seas,
Winds that wrestle with these,
Echo heard in the shell,—
'Mid fleeting life ill at ease,
Restless ravening seas,—
Would the echo sigh Farewell?
Surging sumptuous skies,
For ever a new surprise,
Clouds eternally new,—
Is every flake that flies,
Widening wandering skies,
For a sign—Farewell, Adieu?
Sinking suffering heart
That know'st how weary thou art,—
Soul so fain for a flight,—
Aye, spread your wings to depart,
Sad soul and sorrowing heart,—
Adieu, Farewell, Good-night.
| Scheme | AABAABAACAACDDBDDBEEFEEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101001 1111101 0110111 1101111 101001 11101101 101001 111011 101001 1101111 1011 101011 10101 1100101 101001 1100111 1001001 101101 101001 11111011 111101 1111101 11011 01111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 693 |
| Words | 119 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 24 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 527 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 111 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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