This is an analysis of the poem The Meeting that begins with:

To meet almost as strangers, who have been
Such lovers in the past ! no glad delight... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacddcbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0111110110 1100011101 0111010111 1101110011 0100101111 1101111001 1111011111 0101011111 1110010101 1111011011 0111011101 0111111001 1111011101 1101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 612
  • Average number of words per stanza: 117
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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.

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

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

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