This is an analysis of the poem Mirrored Are Those Eyes that begins with:

Mirrored are those eyes,
We turn our own away from quickly....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcddef fbbaXbXcbeddab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111 111101010 1001101010 001010 11011101 1100100101 1010 10100101001 1011101 01010010 1111101001 10101101 11 1011101 01010100101 10 101110101 0111100101 00 1110010 0101011010 111111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 336
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Mirrored Are Those Eyes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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