This is an analysis of the poem A Contrast that begins with:

I wandered in a garden-square,
By pathways walled with straight-clipt yew,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd ecec ffff Xggg hchc gfgf XiXi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11000101 11110111 11011101 101101 11010101 10011101 11011101 110111 01011111 0010100010 11110111 1101010 100110101 11010101 1111001 110001 11010110 11011101 11011111 110101 010011001 10110101 11010111 010101 01110101 01111011 01010111 010111 10110111 11011111 01110001 000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of A Contrast;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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