This is an analysis of Sonnet Xxii: When Our Two Souls Stand Up by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
When our two souls stand up erect and strong,
Face to face, silent, drawing nigh and nigher,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aXbaabXacdcdcd
- Stanza lengths: 14,
- Metre: 1111110111 10110101110 010100110010 110111101 10110111111 01010101010 0101111101 0111010011 0011110111 1011101001 1001010101 1101110101 0101110101 01010110100
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 14
