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

THIS is a holy refuge,
The garden of Saint Rose,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabaccdcefgfhihiacXcddcdbbdXeghgadXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 36,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0001010 010011 01010011 011101 0101011 010101 01010111 011111 1101010 110101 01011001 010011 1101011 011101 10011101 010101 1001010 110101 11010100 010101 1001010 110101 11110111 010111 1111010 110001 11111111 0101000 1101110 011101 11011101 110111 1101010 1111011 111100111 0101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1045
  • Average number of words per stanza: 188
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Garden Of Saint Rose;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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