This is an analysis of the poem Poets that begins with:

Children of earth are we,
Lovers of land and sea,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabcccb dddebbbe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100111 100111 010101 0111 011111 100111 111101 1101 110101 110111 101101 0001 1101001 1101001 111111 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 196
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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; of, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words of, which are repeated.

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

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