The Writing Desk
And the library behind it
- Instruments
- 27
- Benches
- 4
The writing desk that reads poetry.
Per-line syllables, meter and rhyme scheme in the margin as you type.
Operating protocol
AI instruments
One AI run costs one credit. The price of each AI action is shown before you click it.
Deterministic instruments
Some tools use no AI at all — scansion is arithmetic. No account needed to try a tool.
The house rule
Starting a draft takes a free account. The free desk counts your syllables; meter and rhyme are paid.
Start a draft.Today’s poem
HUBERT.
How sad the grand old castle looks!
O'erhead, the unmolested rooks
Upon the turret's windy top
Sit, talking of the farmer's crop
- The coast road empties as the light goes thin.10 · iambic pentameter · A
- A gull hangs stalled above the shuttered pier.10 · iambic pentameter · B
- The kiosk shutters rattle and go quiet.11 · iambic pentameter · C
- I walk the frozen sand and think of her.10 · iambic pentameter · D
samphire · 2 syllables · stress unknown
Word for word
Every quotation the Poem Rater shows you is verified verbatim against your poem, and the ones that fail are deleted. One word wrong and the quotation is destroyed.
What it will not do
Critique that never writes for you. Storgy does not generate poems.
Inside the desk there is a Workshop, a conversation about the draft in craft terms. We instruct it never to draft, rewrite or continue your lines, not even as an example — describe the change, do not perform it.
The Poem Checker complicates the refusal. It will suggest a rewrite of a weak line, and you are free to argue with it.
The critique is written by Claude, from Anthropic.
The desk, and what it costs
The desk is a manuscript editor built for poems. Click-to-correct scansion. Eight forms that check themselves. Passage-anchored critique.
- The free tier gives syllables, per line, from the first line you type.
- Echoes, Rhythm, Pacing and Meter wobble are computed, and free.
- Goals and streaks, free on every plan.
- DOCX and PDF export on every plan, forever.
- Meter and rhyme are paid, and so is anything that spends a credit.
- One AI run costs one credit. The price of each AI action is shown before you click it.
- Starter is $9 a month, billed yearly.
Cancel in two clicks. We warn you 30 days before a yearly renewal. Refunds are adjusted for what you actually used.
See what it costs.
The utility bench
27 instruments. No account needed to try a tool. Some tools use no AI at all — scansion is arithmetic.
Bench I — The writer's bench
For drafting, polishing, and structural validation.
REF: 001 AI · 1 credit per run
Poem Checker
Polish your draft
“Which lines of my draft are weakest?”
Concrete fixes for your own poem — grammar, rhyme strength, weak lines, and meter notes.
REF: 002 AI · 1 credit per run
Haiku Checker
Verify the 5-7-5 rule
“Is this actually a haiku?”
Syllable counts per line plus notes on kigo, kireji, and traditional haiku form.
REF: 003 AI · 1 credit per run
Sonnet Checker
Fourteen lines, judged
“Does my sonnet actually scan?”
Line count, iambic pentameter, rhyme scheme, and the volta — Shakespearean or Petrarchan.
REF: 004 Deterministic · unlimited
Limerick Checker
AABBA, verified
“Is my limerick built right?”
Five lines checked against the AABBA scheme and the long-long-short-short-long syllable shape.
REF: 005 AI · 1 credit per run
Lyric Analyzer
Read a song on the page
“What is this song actually saying?”
Theme, imagery, and structure for any song lyric — including the verse you're still writing.
REF: 006 AI · 1 credit per run
Poem Rater
An honest 1–10 score
“Is this poem ready to submit?”
A critique with sub-scores for imagery, rhythm, originality, emotion, and craft.
REF: 007 AI · 1 credit per run
Story Rater
Score your story
“Is my short story any good?”
An honest score for any story or chapter — prose, character, plot, originality, emotion, and dialogue, with what's working and what to fix.
REF: 008 AI · 1 credit per run
Story Checker
Line-edit your prose
“What should I fix in my draft?”
Concrete fixes for your own fiction — grammar, weak sentences, pacing, show-don't-tell, POV, and dialogue, each with a one-line rewrite.
REF: 009 Deterministic · unlimited
Syllable Counter
Count syllables instantly
“How many syllables is this line?”
Per-word syllable breakdown for any word, line, or stanza — meter checks and song lyrics included.
REF: 010 Deterministic · unlimited
Poetry Prompts
A door, not a topic
“What should I write a poem about?”
Sixty original prompts written by editors — image, memory, persona, and form challenges — with a free shuffle generator.
REF: 011 Deterministic · unlimited
Writing Prompt Generator
Story engines, hand-written
“Give me a story worth starting.”
Sixty original fiction prompts — first lines, characters, situations, genre seeds, and constraints. Free and unlimited.
REF: 012 Deterministic · unlimited
Iambic Pentameter Checker
Scansion, line by line
“Do my lines scan as da-DUM × 5?”
Every line marked for stress against the iambic pattern — feminine endings and substitutions allowed.
REF: 013 Deterministic · unlimited
Rhyme Scheme Finder
Paste a poem, get its letters
“What rhyme scheme is my poem?”
End rhymes lettered phonetically — ABAB, AABB, AABBA — with slant rhymes counted the way an ear counts them.
REF: 014 Deterministic · unlimited
Alliteration Checker
Initial sounds, mapped
“Where does my line alliterate?”
Words grouped by shared initial sound, line by line — sound-based, so 'known' and 'nothing' match.
Bench II — The student's bench
For close reading, citing, and assembling the essay.
REF: 015 AI · 1 credit per run
Poem Analyzer
Understand any poem
“What does this poem actually mean?”
A structured breakdown of any pasted poem — summary, themes, line-by-line meaning, tone, symbols, context.
REF: 016 AI · 1 credit per run
Story Analyzer
Understand any story
“What is this short story really doing?”
A structured reading of any pasted story or chapter — summary, themes, characters, plot structure, point of view, and devices.
REF: 017 AI · 1 credit per run
Metaphor Finder
Every figure, located
“Where are the metaphors in this poem?”
Each metaphor named line by line with a reading of what it's doing — essay evidence with addresses.
REF: 018 AI · 1 credit per run
Simile Finder
Comparisons, caught
“What similes does this poem use?”
Every like, as, and than located and read — including the constructions students walk past.
REF: 019 AI · 1 credit per run
Work Q&A
Cited answers, not guesses
“What does the green light mean in chapter one?”
Ask anything about a catalog work — every answer cites its chapter source, grounded in Storgy's summaries.
REF: 020 Deterministic · unlimited
Citation Generator
MLA, APA, and Chicago
“How do I cite Ozymandias in MLA?”
Properly formatted citations typeset by deterministic rules — ready for your bibliography.
REF: 021 AI · 1 credit per run
Essay Scaffold
Plan a defensible essay
“How do I structure my essay on this poem?”
Three argument angles, a line-cited quote bank, and counter-arguments — framed for GCSE, AP Lit, and IB.
REF: 022 AI · 1 credit per run
Compare Poems
Two poems, side by side
“How do these two poems treat the same theme?”
A side-by-side reading of any two poems — shared ground, divergences, and the comparison essay it sets up.
REF: 023 Archive · unlimited
Quiz Library
Test yourself on a classic
“Quiz me on the poem I just read.”
Ready-made ten-question quizzes on canonical poems — craft, meaning, and form. Browse freely.
Bench III — The teacher's bench
For assessment, discussion, and written tasks.
REF: 024 AI · 1 credit per run
Discussion Questions
Run a better class discussion
“What should my class discuss about this text?”
Open, analytical, and comparative questions for any catalog work — ready to print or project.
REF: 025 AI · 1 credit per run
Essay Prompts
AO-aware essay starters
“Set three essay tasks on Macbeth, AO-aligned.”
Argument-led, context-led, and craft-led prompts tied to a specific text and its assessment objectives.
REF: 026 AI · 1 credit per run
Quiz Questions
Multiple choice with answer key
“Hand me a marked reading quiz on Jane Eyre.”
A ready-to-use multiple-choice quiz on plot, character, theme, and language — answer key included.
Bench IV — The press
For the finished poem — typeset, filmed, performed.
The library — six rooms
Free to read, and free to teach from.
The library behind the desk
The reference library is free and requires no account. Every poem’s public-domain status is verified before it goes live. Our sources are published.
Sources & methodologyStudy guides — the set texts
For the novels and plays on the syllabus.
Chapter summaries, character studies, themes, and cited quotes for the novels and plays on the syllabus — AP Lit, GCSE, and A-Level.
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Bring the one you have been circling. Starting a draft takes a free account.
Start a draft.On the method
Storgy is built on the public-domain corpus, line-aligned with original manuscripts where available. Our sources are published. Every poem's public-domain status is verified before it goes live. Themes, rankings, comparisons and quizzes are drafted by Storgy's literary AI from each poem's full analysis, then cached, and every page is re-indexed weekly. No advertising, no infinite scroll — a quiet reading surface.