This is an analysis of Sonnet 22 - When Our Two Souls Stand Up Erect And Strong by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

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When our two souls stand up erect and strong,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X aXbaabXacdcdcd
  • Stanza lengths: 1,14,
  • Metre: 1 1111110111 10110101110 010100110010 1101100101 10110111111 01010101010 0101111101 0111010011 0011110111 101110000001 1001010101 1101110101 0101110101 01010110100
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 15