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

Momus is the name men give your face,
The brag of its tone, like a long low steamboat whistle ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXa XbXXXbX XXX babXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,3,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100011111 0100110111110 10011110100 11110110101 010101010 110 1111101 0101110101101 1010001111 1101101001110 11100101110011 11011001101010110101010101010101010110100111 11010 1011001111110110 11110100100111010100100 01010111110100110001 1110101001011010 10101001011 101100010101110 1011001010001010101 1110100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 305
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 57 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Carl Sandburg