Poet Affinities

Every poet has a thematic centre of gravity averaged from their critiqued poems. Here we use that to find the poets whose work rhymes with a given writer — often in surprising ways.

Rank by: Both (blended) Life & context Their poems

Poets whose work rhymes most with Cicely Fox Smith

Charlotte Smith
4 May 1749–28 October 1806 (~57)
7 poems analysed
80% affinity
Shared: history
bio 80% · poems 81%
John Masefield
1 June 1878–12 May 1967 (~89)
8 poems analysed
77% affinity
Shared: ships, ship
bio 71% · poems 86%
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
5 November 1850–30 October 1919 (~69)
22 poems analysed
77% affinity
Shared: death, life
bio 75% · poems 80%
Nora Hopper Chesson
2 January 1871–14 April 1906 (~35)
79 poems analysed
77% affinity
Shared: death
bio 73% · poems 82%
Edna St. Vincent Millay
22 February 1892–19 October 1950 (~58)
100 poems analysed
76% affinity
Shared: death, life
bio 73% · poems 80%
Jean Ingelow
17 March 1820–20 July 1897 (~77)
2 poems analysed
76% affinity
Shared: maritime
bio 74% · poems 79%
Felicia Dorothea Hemans
25 September 1793–16 May 1835 (~42)
11 poems analysed
76% affinity
Shared: history, life
bio 72% · poems 80%
Lydia Huntley Sigourney
1 September 1791–10 June 1865 (~74)
2 poems analysed
75% affinity
Shared: death, life
bio 74% · poems 77%
Sir Lewis Morris
23 January 1833–12 November 1907 (~74)
6 poems analysed
75% affinity
Shared: life
bio 70% · poems 81%
Rose Hartwick Thorpe
18 July 1850–19 July 1939 (~89)
4 poems analysed
75% affinity
Shared: life
bio 71% · poems 80%
Robert Nichols
6 September 1893–17 December 1944 (~51)
5 poems analysed
74% affinity
Shared: history
bio 66% · poems 84%
Marianne Moore
15 November 1887–5 February 1972 (~85)
2 poems analysed
74% affinity
bio 72% · poems 78%
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