This is an analysis of the poem Dark Glasses that begins with:

Sweet maiden, why disguise
The beauty of your eyes...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccbddceec eefddfggdhhd hheiieddfbbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 010011 0101 110101 111111 0111 111111 110111 1101 111101 011110 1101 110111 110101 1100 0100011 011101 0101 011111 010111 1101 101101 010111 1111 111101 010101 1111 100101 111111 1111 011111 110101 1101 1100101 111101 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 310
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Dark Glasses;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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