This is an analysis of the poem XI. 'We have come back to one another; yes' that begins with:

We have come back to one another; yes,
After long languishing in spheres apart,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXbaab cdcdee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 1111010101 1011000101 1101111111 1101001100 1101111101 0100010001 1001010111 100001110001 0111010001 11111101010 1101111001 11010001010 1011010111 0100010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 281
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of XI. 'We have come back to one another; yes';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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