This is an analysis of the poem Eyebrows Raised that begins with:

Maturing with an expanding insight,
Is a lonely path to travel....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXXcd dXd deXd fX XdgX ABeh XcXhcX deddfg dX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,4,2,4,4,6,6,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100101011 00101010 01001110 1101100101 11100001000 01101 1101 11111 1100101 01001001 001011101 00101101 00101001 11 101010 10001101011100 100110010101 100111100 0101100110001 0100101011 00101010 0100111001 0100001000101 111100 1110 1010 1001101 1110 110111010 0111 1011001101 01010110 11010011001 001011110100 1101011000101 111010110101 111010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • 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; to, gimme are repeated.

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

  • summary of Eyebrows Raised;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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