This is an analysis of the poem Tired Gardener that begins with:

Cherish them not,
the ostentatious roses grown with care...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXabcDdaecDXebf CdffXXCXaXdccXacfXXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001 0101010101 01000101010 0100010101 110101001111 01001100101 10011100 1011 01010100101 110111111011 110111101 110010110010 1011 0101110000 01110101 01110001001 11010010 110 0110010101 110101001 0101010101 111100011010 011100101 110 10101110101 010101 101111000 11000010101 110 01010011110 010100100 110101010 101111010100 11 110001010001 1011001011000 0101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 639
  • Average number of words per stanza: 105
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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 Tired Gardener;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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