This is an analysis of the poem Sister's Garden that begins with:

It's already cool, it's already late,
It's already autumn...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a B C a a B CXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010100101 001010 010101011 01111 0101111 001010 010101011 11001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 28
  • Average number of words per stanza: 5
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it's, already are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word it's is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Sister's Garden;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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