This is an analysis of Kisses by Arthur Symons.

Sweet, can I sing you the song of your kisses?
How soft is this one, how subtle this is,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXXabbccddaaa
  • Stanza lengths: 15,
  • Metre: 11111010110 1100111000 11001101110 10111101010 1011111100 01010001010 1011011110 100111110 1000111110 100100010 1010011101 1111111001 0010011111 1111 01011001011
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 15

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