This is an analysis of the poem Ever And Only. that begins with:

Be with me ever and only,
No other in thought with you;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaBabaB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00110110 1100101 1001110 100011 1010110 1101111 1001110 100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Ever And Only.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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