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

OH, what a garden it was, living gold, living green,
Full of enchantments like spices embalming the air,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX abab cdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101001101101 1010011001001 1111111011001 11110110111010 1011011011001 1001111001001 1111111011111 1101001011011 1101000111111 1001011001001 1011011001001 1101001011000
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 216
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • 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 Enchanted Garden;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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