This is an analysis of the poem The Eyes that begins with:

Rest Master, for we be a-weary, weary
And would feel the fingers of the wind...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXba cXX XXX XaXc dXbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,3,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011001010 111010001 011111101 101110 1101101001 010110 10111 1110101010 1001111010 1100101 111110 0010100100 010111 01110 111101 111100 1101110011 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Eyes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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