This is an analysis of the poem Garden’s Story, The that begins with:

Rose-Bloom and lily-bloom
Sway upon the stalk, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cccc XdXd eaea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 10101 1010001 10101 110101 00111 1010101 10101 110111 10101 10011101 10111 111101 10001 1011101 11100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

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

  • summary of Garden’s Story, The;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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