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

Love heeds no more the sighing of the wind
Against the perfect flowers: thy garden's close... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXab cdcdXbdbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111010001 01001101101 0101001111 1111001111 1111111011 1100110100 1111000101 010111100 10110100110 11110111001 10110111010 1101110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 The Garden Of Shadow;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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