Break, Break, Break
| Break, Break, Break | |
|---|---|
| by Alfred, Lord Tennyson | |
c. 1901 illustration to the poem by W. E. F. Britten | |
| Written | early 1835 |
| First published in | 1842 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Death of Arthur Hallam |
| Genre(s) | elegy |
| Meter | irregular trimeter |
| Rhyme scheme | abcb defe ... |
| Lines | 16 |
| Full text | |
| Break, Break, Break at Wikisource | |
"Break, Break, Break" is a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson written during early 1835 and published in 1842. The poem is an elegy that describes Tennyson's feelings of loss after Arthur Henry Hallam died and his feelings of isolation while at Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire.