This is an analysis of the poem The Poet As A Feeler Of Pain that begins with:

What makes a poet?
Many have tried to guess....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bbacddefdXg Xaffea ggcdhXX daXedhb bh hAAd fffX fbgXga X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,11,6,7,7,2,4,4,6,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 101101 0001 10100 0100001 01001 1011 0110 0010 011111 01 01001 0001 001 101001 0000101 10010 001 11001 110001 11011 101 0101 101 1110 1101 00110 010010 1010100 000 01001 1 1001 11 100111 010 010 11101 100110 01010 1 100101 10111 10100 010101 0111 110101 100 010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 91
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of The Poet As A Feeler Of Pain;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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