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

O painter of the fruits and flowers,
We own wise design,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab bcbc Xbab dcdc efef agag hbhb hahaXecec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110001110 11101 1110101 11101 01011101 011101 11011101 111111 11010100 110011 01011100 010001 11011101 110011 11000101 110101 11111101 110101 110100111 010111 111101101 110101 11010101 110101 11111111 0101001 01010101 110111 010010111 0111010 010100101 0111110 110100111 111101 00011100 010000
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and, thy, our are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words thy, our, the are repeated.

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

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

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