This is an analysis of the poem Between Us Now that begins with:

Between us now and here--
Two thrown together ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab ccca dedefffd ededggge
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011111 11010 111101 11010 110111 011101 110111 10001 110011 11111 110111 11111 110101 100101 111101 0101 110111 11110 011101 10110 111111 111111 101111 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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 Between Us Now;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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