This is an analysis of the poem Oh, Thy Bright Eyes Must Answer Now that begins with:

Oh, thy bright eyes must answer now,
When Reason, with a scornful brow,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbB cccbb dddee dddff ggghh iiijj kkkiiXgggbB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101 11000101 01011101 11111111 11111101 11000101 01010101 11110001 110010111 11010101 11110101 01011101 11011101 100101110 0101110010 110111001 11011101 111100111 11011101 11010001 10010111 01110111 11110001 11001101 11111111 01011111 011011000 111100011 01111111 11110001 11011111 11010101 110010101 11011101 11101010 11110101 11011101 11111111 11010111 11111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and, my, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words why, and are repeated.

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  • summary of Oh, Thy Bright Eyes Must Answer Now;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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