This is an analysis of the poem Eve that begins with:

The gray of the morning
Creeps in the room like fear. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXa bcb Xcaadde XeXabX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010 100111 001010 11111100 1111101 111 111 11010 10111 11011 10110 010011 1011 10110 10101 101010 111011 111101 11111 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Eve;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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