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

A Garden contemplation suits,
And may instruction yield,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab aaaa bcbc XdXd eeee ffbf gfgf hbhb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 110101 10110111 010101 10110101 110100 1110001001 110101 11010111 110101 01101101 010111 0100100 010101 01010111 000101 11011101 010011 01001101 010101 01101101 110101 11010101 110101 01011101 111101 11110101 111101 11011101 110101 11010101 010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; his is repeated.

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

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

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

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