This is an analysis of the poem The Mirror Speaks that begins with:

Where the bells peal far at sea
Cunning fingers fashioned me.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcccdddeeccffggaahhXdff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011111 1010101 1110111 111001 11111101 10011001 100100101 1111111 0111101 1010101 1110101 10111101 1110001 1010101 1011111 1110111 11100101 1111101 1011101 1111101 1010101 001001011 00111100 1110101 1010101 1011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 796
  • Average number of words per stanza: 153
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; never, i, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words never, long are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Mirror Speaks;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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