This is an analysis of the poem The Looking Glass that begins with:

When I look into the looking glass
I'm always sure to see -... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111000101 011101 11011101 110111 11010111 111101 01011011 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of The Looking Glass;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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