This is an analysis of Love And Death by Sara Teasdale.

Shall we, too, rise forgetful from our sleep,
And shall my soul that lies within your hand…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacXddcX
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1111010011 1111110111 0101010101 0101111111 1101010101 1101010101 0101010101 0101001101 1011111001 1101010111 0101000101 11011001101 1101011111 1101010100
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14