This is an analysis of the poem Enchanted Mirrors that begins with:

These are enchanted mirrors that I bring,
By demons wrought from metals of the moon...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXaXccX dddXdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101010111 1101010001 0101011100 0111010100 111010100 1101110101 0110100101 1111011100 0111011001 1101011001 0100011101 1101010100 0100010101 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 285
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; and is repeated.

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  • summary of Enchanted Mirrors;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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