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.

Francis Beaumont

1584–6 March 1616 (~32)

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love beaumont reason folly social jacobean romantic self passion

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

Poets whose work rhymes most with Francis Beaumont

20 December 1579–29 August 1625 (~46)

2 poems analysed

Shared: ben jonson, play, plays

Sir John Beaumont

c. 1583–19 April 1627 (~44)

1 poem analysed

Shared: leicestershire, inner temple, court of common pleas

c. 11 June 1572–6 August 1637 (~65)

5 poems analysed

Shared: play, court

Sir William Davenant

c. February 1606–7 April 1668 (~62)

1 poem analysed

Shared: court, theatre

3 March 1652–14 April 1685 (~33)

1 poem analysed

Shared: play, plays

William Congreve

24 January 1670–19 January 1729 (~59)

1 poem analysed

Shared: play, plays

c. 1574–August 1641 (~67)

2 poems analysed

Shared: play, plays

Sir George Etherege

c. 1635–c. 10 May 1692 (~57)

1 poem analysed

Shared: play, plays, court

George Gascoigne

c. 1539–7 October 1577 (~38)

2 poems analysed

Shared: court, desire

September 1596–29 October 1666 (~70)

1 poem analysed

Shared: plays, court

c. 1580–c. 1632 (~52)

1 poem analysed

Shared: play, plays

23 November 1604–6 December 1672 (~68)

1 poem analysed

Shared: ben jonson, play