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

I know a garden like a child,
Clean and new-washed and reconciled....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbaa aaccdX aaefgg hhbbii hhhhefXddbbaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 11111101 01011111 11001100 11110101 11010100 01010101 10010101 11110101 01010101 10011101 01010100 11011101 11010101 01010101 11011100 11011101 01010011 11110011 01011100 01010101 11011100 01100101 111101001 11000101 110111011 01010101 00110101 10110111 01010110 01000101 11111101 11110010 01110101 01010011 011100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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