This is an analysis of the poem My Eyes Have Been Open that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc cde efee ecb ada Xebbbc ab XcXef XgXXbXcg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,4,3,3,6,2,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10 10100010 001110001 1100101110 1010010110 00100101101 11111101010 1011101 11011010 1000111011 01011 001110101 111111010101 10 1111110011 11 11101010111 1100010101 10111 0101001 0111010 01010001 1101010 00101011010 1111011 0010100 11111 0110011 11000101 111001 0101111101 110110110 11011 0111100101 0101111 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • 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:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

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

  • summary of My Eyes Have Been Open;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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