This is an analysis of the poem My Eyes When Closed Are Yours that begins with:

No I don't know how you feel,
When you're alone....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbCDX dEefg AbCDX dEbfeXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111 1101 1111101 11 111001 111110011 010101 11 11 1101 1111111 11101 1111101 11 1110 1111111 010101 11110 10111 111011 111010 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • 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 My Eyes When Closed Are Yours;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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