This is an analysis of the poem We Met As Strangers that begins with:

We met as strangers on life's lonely way,
And yet it seemed we knew each other well; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababab cdcdcd efefef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111011101 1101111101 1111011101 1001011101 1111011111 1011100101 1111111101 1101010111 1111110101 11111010001 1101110001 1001011101 1111011111 1111110101 1001110101 0101011111 1111111111 1101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 267
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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.

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

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