This is an analysis of the poem The One That Opened Your Eyes that begins with:

Look!
Here is the real deal....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCdEdFGDHIJHIKH aBCdEdFGDHIJHIKH i aXXXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,16,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 10011 101 10 01000110101 10 0100001001 11111 0101010110 11010111 110 110010001 111000100 011101101011 01101 11011011 1 10011 101 10 01000110101 10 0100001001 11111 0101010110 11010111 110 110010001 111000100 011101101011 01101 11011011 111 11001001 01110101 11010011010 10010 10111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 256
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you is repeated.

    The author used the same word look at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word located at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of The One That Opened Your Eyes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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