Form

"Tintern Abbey" is written in blank verse, consisting of five paragraphs, rather than stanzas, written in varying iambic pentameter. Wordsworth chose this style because when it is read, it flows and sounds more natural, helping to achieve his goal of less complexity.

The iambic pentameter is present in this line, with stressed syllables underlined:

"The __day__ / is __come__ / when __I__ / a__gain__ / re__pose__" (9)