This is an analysis of the poem Eye Of The Beholder that begins with:

You say...
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaXbcXcaaXdccdad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 10000100010 1 1100101 010100101 11101101111 1010111100 011111 1111101100 11101 11010011 01110010 10010100101 1111111 010010010 10001101 1101 1010111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 552
  • Average number of words per stanza: 102
  • 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:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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