This is an analysis of the poem Now Bare To The Beholder's Eye that begins with:

NOW bare to the beholder's eye
Your late denuded bindings lie,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdd eeffaXbbggdd cchhaaaadd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,12,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001001 11010101 01010111 01000101 010010101 010101001 11010101 11110101 01110101 11010101 11010101 01010101 00100101 11011101 11010111 11000111 01111100 11110010 110111001 11010101 01110101 10010101 11010111 111000100 11010111 11000001 100100101 11011101 01010101 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 336
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • 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; they, and are 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 Now Bare To The Beholder's Eye;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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