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

Two poets were born where the skies were fair,
To live in the land thereafter;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef agag
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1100110101 01001010 11101001011 11101010 010101101 01001110 111101111 111111010 010110111 11110010 10101100111 01010010 010111001 11111010 110110101 1010010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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, of are repeated.

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

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

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

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

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