This is an analysis of the poem Xxii that begins with:

When our two souls stand up erect and strong,
Face to face, silent, drawing nigh and nigher,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaabXacdcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111110111 10110101110 010100110010 110111101 10110111111 01010101010 0101111101 0111010011 0011110111 10110101001 1001010101 1101110101 0101110101 01010110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 598
  • Average number of words per stanza: 110
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Xxii;
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  • history of its creation;
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