This is an analysis of the poem In The Gardens Of Shushan that begins with:

BE pitiful ! Her lips have touched this cool
Clear stream that sets the long green leaves astir.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXab cdcd abab eXeX fgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0100011101 1111011110 0101110101 111100 10111101001 1011110101 1101110001 1101011 1001010000111 110011010110 1101110101 0101010 1001110111 0011110111 1011010101 1101111 1011010101 10111100101 0111010001 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word for at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of In The Gardens Of Shushan;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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