This is an analysis of the poem The Eyes Of My Regret that begins with:

Always at dusk, the same tearless experience,
The same dragging of feet up the same well-worn path...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXbXXcdXbeaXdXec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101100100 011001101111 001111 0110111001001 0111101001001 1010010100 011011110101000 01 100011100011 1101000110 1010101 011111110110 1101 0111111101000 1111 11110101010 1000 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 677
  • Average number of words per stanza: 118
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; same, watching are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Eyes Of My Regret;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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