This is an analysis of the poem The Crystal Gazer that begins with:

I shall gather myself into myself again,
I shall take my scattered selves and make them one,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXa XbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111011001101 11111011101 10000010101 11110110101 111101010101001 10010110011 1010101001010 0101010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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