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

Each poet that I know (he said)
Has something funny in his head,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccaa aaccddee aaffddggXaabbffff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 11010001 110011101 1101101 01011101 11110101 1111111 11010111 111101001 01111111 11010101 01011101 11111101 11110111 11110111 01011111 11111101 11010111 11111111 110110101 11010101 0101101 011111101 11010101 01010011 11011111 11001101 11010101 01111101 11110111 11010111 11011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 273
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; he, that are repeated.

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

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

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