This is an analysis of the poem Reflected In Their Mirrors Hiding that begins with:

They've decided to create their own enemies.
And with this collective belief, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXa XbabcdXcaaXadcca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101000111100 10001001 1101010100 1011111 111010010 111111001100 1010010 110100101010 1100101010 111100 1 10101101 11010001010 111010111100 1010100 110100101 111110010 0110100111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 219
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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  • summary of Reflected In Their Mirrors Hiding;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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