This is an analysis of the poem The Garden Of Dreams that begins with:

MY heart is a garden of dreams
Where you walk when day is done,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXaXaacXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001001 1111101 1101010 1101001 100111 110111 100101 100101 010111 100011 10101001 0010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 326
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 The Garden Of Dreams;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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