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

Within a London garret high,
Above the roofs and near the sky,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabcccb cccbdddb cccdeeXdXaaaaddda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 01011101 11010111 0111 01010111 01010111 10110101 1101 11010111 11011101 11110011 1101 11110111 01011111 01001101 0101 01110101 11101111 11110111 0101 11111111 11010101 01100101 0111 11111101 11111111 11011101 1101 11010111 101010101 111111101 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 238
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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