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

The pride of every grove I chose,
The violet sweet and lily fair,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef fgfg bhbh ijij afaf ejej kfkf elel
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 010100111 010011101 01011101 0111011 110110001 010101001 010110101 01110101 010110101 110011101 10011111 11001101 01110111 11011101 11011101 01010111 11110111 11010111 10010101 11010101 01011111 11111101 0101011 11011101 111110010 100101001 110111010 11010101 11010101 11010111 11110111 11110111 11110111 010010101 11010111 11110001 11101101 110110010 11011101 01001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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