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

First time he kissed me, he but only kissed
The fingers of this hand wherewith I write;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXaaaaXbcbcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111111101 01000110011 1101011111 10110100111 10101010100 1111110011 1111010101 0111010111 1101011011 1101011111 010010001 0101111101 0011011101 11011111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 644
  • Average number of words per stanza: 122
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Xxxviii;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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