This is an analysis of the poem The Hollyhocks that begins with:

SOME space beyond the garden close
I sauntered down the shadowed lawn; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXcac dXdcccXc dedXdbdb XebeffffXcecebebe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010101 110010101 010101101 01010101 0111110101 110000101 11010101 01011101 11111101 1111010101 110101101 101100111 11011111 11000101 010101011 11001101 11110101 10110101 11110111 11010101 01011101 11010101 110100001 11000101 1100101011 11011101 11010101 110101001 1111011 01111101 11011111 11100101 11111101 00011111 11110001 01111101 11110101 10110101 1100110101 11100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 323
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; , you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, they, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Hollyhocks;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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