This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Xcv:Who Ever Desired Each Other As We Do that begins with:

Who ever desired each other as we do? Let us look
for the ancient ashes of hearts that burned,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabb cXca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110010110111111 1010100111 1111011111 101000101001 1111010101011 111111100001 11001001 010100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; its is repeated.

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  • summary of Sonnet Xcv:Who Ever Desired Each Other As We Do;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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