This is an analysis of the poem Your Mirror Frame that begins with:

Methinks I see your mirror frame,
Ornate with photographs of them. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa baba bcbc dada aaaaXcaca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111101 01010100 11011101 11110110 11111111 11110100 11010111 11010100 11010111 01101101 11010111 11011101 11110101 11010100 11111101 11010100 11011101 110010100 01101101 11110110 11011101 11110100 10100101 01010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; i, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words nor, and are repeated.

    The author used the same word for at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word them at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Your Mirror Frame;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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