This is an analysis of the poem Eyes Betrayed that begins with:
Eyes trained to look away,
With beliefs that which remains......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aBCC DEDFFffbXf DEDFFXcaBCC
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,10,11,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110101 0011101 001101001 1101 1101001 001001010 10101001 110110 11100101 010101101 1 101001011 01 0010010010 1101001 001001010 10101001 110110 11100101 1 1110101 0011101 001101001 1101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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 Eyes Betrayed;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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