Analysis of Fragment. Where's The Poet?

John Keats 1795 (Moorgate) – 1821 (Rome)



Where's the Poet? show him! show him,
Muses nine! that I may know him.
'Tis the man who with a man
Is an equal, be he King,
Or poorest of the beggar-clan
Or any other wonderous thing
A man may be 'twixt ape and Plato;
'Tis the man who with a bird,
Wren or Eagle, finds his way to
All its instincts; he hath heard
The Lion's roaring, and can tell
What his horny throat expresseth,
And to him the Tiger's yell
Come articulate and presseth
Or his ear like mother-tongue.


Scheme AABCBCDEFEGHGHI
Poetic Form
Metre 10101111 10111111 1011101 1110111 11010101 1101011 011111010 1011101 11101111 1110111 01010011 111011 0110101 101001 1111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 475
Words 99
Sentences 6
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 355
Words per stanza (avg) 91

About this poem

"Fragment. Where's The Poet?" is a poem by John Keats. In this piece, Keats reflects on the role and state of the poet in the modern world. The poem suggests a sense of disillusionment and disconnection, questioning the poet's place in a society that may not fully appreciate or understand the poetic vision. Eliot's work often explores themes of modernity, isolation, and the challenges faced by artists in the changing landscape of the 20th century.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified by acronimous on February 13, 2024

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