Ah, Teneriffe!
Ah, Teneriffe!
Retreating Mountain!
Purples of Ages—pause for you—
Sunset—reviews her Sapphire Regiment—
Day—drops you her Red Adieu!
Still—Clad in your Mail of ices—
Thigh of Granite—and thew—of Steel—
Heedless—alike—of pomp—or parting
Ah, Teneriffe!
I'm kneeling—still—
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 26, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Axbxb xxx Ax |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 300 |
Words | 38 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 3, 2 |
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