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

I know, dear friend, deep in my heart I know
My verse is pale and faint and lacking power....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb XcXc defe dcXc afgeXdcgc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111101111 11011111010 1101011101 11110111110 0111101111 0101011101 0111111111 1011110001 01100100101 1101010101 1101111100 11010101001 0101100111 0101110101 1101010101 1011010111 1001110101 1001110100 0101010101 1011001100 0101111101 1101110111 1001111101 1111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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; i, and, of are repeated.

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

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

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