This is an analysis of the poem The Other Side Of A Mirror that begins with:

I sat before my glass one day,
And conjured up a vision bare, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbcXcdXd ccccXc efefXf dadafX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 11010101 01011111 11010101 01000101 01110001 01111101 010101000 01110101 11111111 01010100 01100001 01010101 11010101 1000101001 0101101 11010101 11110101 10010111 010101010 11010111 110101010 01001101 111111110 10011001 11010101 11010101 11010100 010001010 11110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 256
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Other Side Of A Mirror;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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