This is an analysis of the poem Man And His Makers that begins with:

1.
I am one of the wind's stories, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabab Xcdcd Xeaea Xfafa Xgaga
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11100110 11010001 0100001110 01011101 1 111111110 11111101 010111010 01110111 1 110011110 10011111 101111110 11011011 1 111111111 111101011 111101111 11010111 1 111101010 11111111 111101110 10111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of Man And His Makers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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