This is an analysis of the poem Garden And Cradle that begins with:

When our babe he goeth walking in his garden,
Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbccbcbA DaccacaD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11111100010 01010010101 01011001 11011101 1101010101 11000101 1101010101 11111100010 11111100010 10101010101 01011101 01110101 1101010101 11010101 0101010101 11111100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 314
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Garden And Cradle;
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