This is an analysis of the poem I Planted A Rose Tree that begins with:

I planted a rose tree in my garden,
In early days when the year was young; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ottava rima
  • Metre: 1100110110 010110111 1101111010 110101101 0111101110 010101001 10101001110 1010101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; and is repeated.

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