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

Who can remember back to the first poets,
The greatest ones, greater even than Orpheus? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXaaabc XcdXeeXc edebeaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010100110 010110101100 111010111 11010010101 11110000100 010101111010 1101010001 1111010101 1001101101 1001100101 1101110100 1101110001 0111111001 0111001111001 11010111010 00100000101 1001110001 0100010111 0101010101 10001110111 1101010001 10110010100 1001000101 1101111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 344
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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, that are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word they 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 Makers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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