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

THERE a tattered marigold
And dead asters manifold,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaXbbacccadddadddefffXdddgaaagaXaaeeea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 40,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 1110101 1110101 011 10110100 1010111 10101001 101 1010010 10101010 11101010 111 1010101 1010001 1011111 101 1010101 10010111 1010111 101 1110011 1011101 0110111 100 1010101 1010101 1011001 111 1001101 1010101 1011001 101 1110101 0010110 1010101 111 11101101 0110001 1011111 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1071
  • Average number of words per stanza: 198
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • 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.

  • 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 word and is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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