This is an analysis of the poem A Poet that begins with:

Attentive eyes, fantastic heed,
Assessing minds, he does not need,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb cccc ccdd XXee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 01011111 11010111 110001001 11011111 10101111 11110001 100110101 11110111 111100101 11010111 10011111 100010001 11010111 11110101 00010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 A Poet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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