This is an analysis of the poem Simplicity that begins with:

It opens, the gate to the garden
with the docility of a page...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbcdbbeXaXcecdXdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010010 000100001 11001010 10111 11101110 101001010100 1101011 111010010 110010100110 11101 111100 111110111 111010110 00010101 11001011 110101100 11000010 1101101000100 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 589
  • Average number of words per stanza: 106
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 Simplicity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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