This is an analysis of the poem The Philosopher that begins with:

Who shall be our prophet then,
Chosen from all the sons of men...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccbbdbdeefgfghhbbiiiidddaajkjkliilmiimXiaadXffgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 51,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1101101 10010101 01010101 01010101 01010011 11000101 11110101 01010101 1101111 01011111 01010101 11110110101 11000101010101 00110111 11010101 11010101 00101010 101110110 111101001 11011111 110011101 11010101 100101001 1000101 11100100101 10011001 10111 11010100010101 11111100001 1111101110 111110011 0101001010 010010101011 11011101011 1111010001 111111 1011011101 01011101 010111 11110111 11110001 11010100 11000101 10101010 11101010 0010101 0010100 11110011 01000101 111101001 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1785
  • Average number of words per stanza: 340
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • 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; and is 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 The Philosopher;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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