This is an analysis of the poem Our Eyes that begins with:

Our eyes
are limpid...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXBcdcdAXBdacdACDaXaXdXXedebXeACXD X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 34,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 110 1010 01101 0101 0110 111010110 11 110 1010 110100010 11110101 0100101 00101 0101011 00100110 01010 011 1010 11 11001 0010010 001 101 1110110 01010010 1011 1110010 100 1010101 0101011 00100110 0110111 01010 01011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 477
  • Average number of words per stanza: 66
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of Our Eyes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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