This is an analysis of the poem Faded Flower, The that begins with:

We watched in the dear Home garden
Our tenderest flower that grew: ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb cded XaXaedXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001110 11001011 1001010 0100101 111111110 1101101 01000110 1101101 1001110 100101 1001110 1101101 11011110 1011001 011011010 1101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; our, never are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word never is repeated.

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  • summary of Faded Flower, The;
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