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

With the point of thy glance, do not hit my heart;
For, before Thy languishing eyes, I will depart...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddccccaaddeeccXXee X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 00101111111 101110011001 01001101111011 111101000100111 1011111001011 0010011101 110101001001 11111110111 11111010100011 101101001011 0110010101 00101011001 00100101011111111 0010111101110111 1011011101101 0101110101011101 00110111110111 11010111010111 110010001010 1010101010 011111101110 111001101111 01011011 101010111 010110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 612
  • Average number of words per stanza: 119
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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