This is an analysis of the poem To Be Written On The Mirror In Whitewash that begins with:

I live only here, between your eyes and you,
But I live in your world. What do I do? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11101011111 1110111111 011100101111 0111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

  • summary of To Be Written On The Mirror In Whitewash;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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