This is an analysis of the poem The Broken Mirror that begins with:
My life is almost over; that's a fact
Statistically derived but simply true;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AbA XbA abA XbA abAXabAa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,8,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1101110101 01000011101 1100010101 1101111111 0101111101 1101110101 0101010101 1111010101 1100010101 1101111010 0101000111 1101110101 1110010001 1111001011 1100010101 1101010001 1101110011 1100010101 1101110111
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 19
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Broken Mirror;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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