This is an analysis of the poem Evil Eye Rollers that begins with:

Have you noticed?
Evil eye rollers don't blink....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcccddc CECFC eaga aggbXg aaghhfXXX CECFCFXXci cieX aih afX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,4,6,9,10,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110 1011011 10010110 0101110101 11111010 11010010001 11 101111 11110100 1011001 101001001011 11 101010111001 0101100100 11110001 010101 111010110001 1110110101 10111 010101100100 10001 0110101011 11111011001 1110011 1001110011 0101101011111 1011001001 10101010101010 11 101011110 1111 100010101 11110100 1011001 101001001011 11 101010111001 11 10111 11010010101 1101011 101000101101 11 11010 1011001001 11101 11110100 11101 011010001 101 111001001 1101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; not is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word not is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase what connects the lines.

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  • summary of Evil Eye Rollers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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