This is an analysis of the poem What Is Behind These Eyes that begins with:
You have no idea what is behind these eyes!
Because they may be enclosed, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AbXacaXcabb cXdXcccXcc Xefeea dbcccebfAacX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,10,6,12,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111010100111 0111001 011010010 1101101 111101 11110001 01010010 11101 010111011101 11010101111 111011010011 10010001 10110101 11 111101111 11010001 111101 01111 1010101 101 101 11101 11000101 1111101 11101101010 101101010 01010100 011 11110 0100101 111010101 1011 111100010 10010001 1111011 111010100111 1111110011 101111001 111011110101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 300
- Average number of words per stanza: 55
- Amount of lines: 39
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of What Is Behind These Eyes;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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