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

For Violet
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbc dXdX ecec fbfb ggggXaeae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100 0010111 1011101 1011101 101 1111101 0010111 100011111 100 1110101 1001101 0111101 1011 0010111 1111101 1011101 1001 1111101 11010101 10000111 1011 1000101 10010101 1010111 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • 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 The Gardener;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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