This is an analysis of the poem Heat And Ice Could Together Dwell that begins with:

I may come to feel it but never come to say,
How others feel about what I do......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCC DEDE XbfXf DEDE ABCC XXXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111010110101 110101111 1101001101 011 11011101 100010101 0110100001010 11110100111 111010011101 1101000111011 1101010111 1011101011111 10101 11011101 100010101 0110100001010 11110100111 111010110101 110101111 1101001101 011 1101001011111 00100010001 001110101010 100010111010101 1110101111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and, be, can, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, i are repeated.

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  • summary of Heat And Ice Could Together Dwell;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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