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

I am in love with my womb
& jealous of it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa bacd Xbeaafagaa fhica gdejeif bb XddXjh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,10,5,7,2,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011 1000 1100100 001011 010100 001001 111010101 00100 010101 01 0101 0101 00101 0111 11010 11100 1010001 01100 010010 11100 111010 1110100 1111 111 1010 111 01010 1011 1111110 1010100 11 0111 1011 110100 101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 88
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word it at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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