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

Between the rose's and the canna's crimson,
Beneath her window in the night I stand;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababb CdcdcC X efeff GhghgG X dbdbb DigidD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,1,5,6,1,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010101010 0101000111 010011101011 0110010101 1101010101 010111 110111 100100001 011011 010011 010111 1 01111111010 1001110111 10010111010 01011010001 1101111101 010101 111001 11001100 011011 011011 010101 1 11011101010 1001010111 10011101110 0101000101 1011110011 111111 111101 01110100 110101 110111 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

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