This is an analysis of We Met As Strangers by Mathilde Blind.

We met as strangers on life's lonely way,
And yet it seemed we knew each other well;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababab cdcdcd efefef
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,
  • Metre: 1111011101 1101111101 1111011101 1001011101 1111011111 1011100101 1111111101 1101010111 1111110101 11111010001 1101110001 1001011101 1111011111 1111110101 1001110101 0101011111 1111111111 1101111101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 18

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