This is an analysis of the poem The Company Of Lovers that begins with:

We meet and part now over all the world;
we, the lost company,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabaXaXa XcbcXdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111110101 101100 1101000101 01011100100 1111011101 1011110 0100100101 11010 1111010111 111111 1111010101 1101110111 1001011101 1011100101 11110100010 110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 296
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Company Of Lovers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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