Keats & Yeats etc.



For all Will Shakespeare's thespianic feats
The greatest odes are still by Keats.
Among the Irish some contend
(Pay close attention to this my friend),
That the greatest of greats
Was their Nobel Poet W.B.Yeats.
So Yeats is Yeats and Keats is Keats,
And poems like poets trip by their feets.
And poets, like Markwick, have their day,
But like all gods they've feet of clay.
As for humility, that's for seniors
Not for those who are blessed with genius.
Some there are who think I'm king,
And if you believe that you'll beleive anything!
Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Submitted on November 14, 2009

Modified on March 05, 2023

30 sec read
7

Quick analysis:

Scheme AABBCAAADDEFGG
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 523
Words 97
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14

Discuss the poem Keats & Yeats etc. with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Keats & Yeats etc." Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 18 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/76171/keats-&-yeats-etc.>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    12
    days
    15
    hours
    40
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Which female American poet, who was little-known during her lifetime, but had nearly 1800 of her poems published posthumously, rarely titled her poems?
    A Sylvia Plath
    B Amy Lowell
    C Sara Teasdale
    D Emily Dickinson