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

The riches of the poet are equal to his poetry
His power is his left hand...

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: abcdcefgccaXhia eheidcXXdiaaa efbcdeXcXfeXXde fbbbXgaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,13,15,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010001011000100 0100011 00101110 01000010111011 1100100110010010010 1011001101001 1101 1111 11010011001011 1011001 1110100100 010010100101001010 110101010 010001010111111 10101000 010101001100 11100100101000101 1 11101101111 01010011010 010 111010101010 010001100001011 11001 100110011100101000 101000100 1110100010 10100 110011010010010 111111011101010 001101011010010 10110101 1010001010011010 11110110010 10100101010100100100 10110010 1111010011111011 10 1000101001 10001011010111010 110011010011100 1010101100100101 1100100100 11010010100010110100110 1101010010010 10101011011011 1011101101 11101010000 101010101 000101011000100 00100110100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 576
  • Average number of words per stanza: 100
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines poetry is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Delmore Schwartz