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

I'd like to leave but daffodills
to mark my little way, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabcdc dbXbXeae fgbgccfc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011100 011101 01110111 011111 11010101 111101 11010111 111101 11010101 0101001 01011111 111101 11110101 0101001 11010111 111101 1101110 10100111 10110111 111101 11011101 110101 1101010 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, i'd, and are repeated.

    The author used the same word i'd at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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