Lines.—if We Should Ever Meet Again by Louisa Stuart Costello: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Lines.—if We Should Ever Meet Again that begins with:

If we should ever meet again
When many tedious years are past; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a b a b c c d e d e f f XXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 01110101 110100011 11110101 10110111 11111101 11111111 11110101 11111101 11011111 10011101 10010101 11100101 110101010 11110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 35
  • Average number of words per stanza: 7
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words when, rememb'ring are repeated.

    The author used the same words when, rememb'ring at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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