Analysis of We two
Paul Eluard 1895 (Saint-Denis) – 1952 (Charenton-le-Pont)
We two take each other by the hand
We believe everywhere in our house
Under the soft tree under the black sky
Beneath the roofs at the edge of the fire
In the empty street in broad daylight
In the wandering eyes of the crowd
By the side of the foolish and wise
Among the grown-ups and children
Love’s not mysterious at all
We are the evidence ourselves
In our house lovers believe.
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJK |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111110101 101100101 1001110011 01011011010 00101011 001001101 101101001 01011010 11010011 110100001 01011001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 381 |
| Words | 75 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 11 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 306 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 73 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 25, 2023
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