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

How eloquent are eyes!
Not the rapt poet's frenzied lay... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbbbAcca DaaaD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011 10110101 10110101 111111 110011 11010101 11110101 101101 11101 111110100 10011101 1011001 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • 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.

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