This is an analysis of the poem Behind The Closed Eye that begins with:

I walk the old frequented ways
That wind around the tangled braes,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXab cccb aaaa bbba cccc dddc eeec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11011001 11010101 11010101 110101 11010111 0101001 11011001 010101 01101101 01111101 111101010 010111 11000101 01010101 101011101 1010101 01110101 001111101 1010111101 1010101 11010001 10110101 01011001 10100100 11111101 101100101 11110101 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; i, and are repeated.

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  • summary of Behind The Closed Eye;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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