This is an analysis of the poem Grey Eyes that begins with:

SHE glanced across the path to me,
Grey eyes! ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXbXcbcdbdebeabacbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 11 01010101 11010100 11 11010001 01000111 11 101101101 11110101 11 11010111 111000101 11 11110001 10010111 11 11110101 11111101 11 11010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 620
  • Average number of words per stanza: 106
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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  • summary of Grey Eyes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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