This is an analysis of the poem Come And Play In The Garden that begins with:

LITTLE sister, come away,
And let us in the garden play,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaa bbb ccc ddd eeeXaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 11100101 1000101 1011111 10111101 11011100 1011011 11100101 11010111 101101010 110101110 01111111 11010111 01101101 11110101 11111111 11011001 11110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 95
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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 Come And Play In The Garden;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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