This is an analysis of the poem Empire-Makers that begins with:

Heavy the yoke of Empire: hard its ways
For weakling feet to know;...

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: ababXcdc efefbcbc gggghihi ijijdhdh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10010100101 110101 1011110111 010111 10110101110 110101 10111100010 101111 1101010101 1101101 1001110101 011111 1101101111 010101 1110011111 1100111 1111111111 1011001 1011110011 110111 1101111101 110101 1111011101 111111 11110100111 010101 1001001101 101111 1111010111 010111 1111011011 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 282
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of Empire-Makers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Cicely Fox Smith