This is an analysis of the poem For A Present Of Roses that begins with:

Crimson and cream and white -
My room is a garden of roses!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX abab cdcd eceX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111 110010010 101111 11001010 10100111 11010110 00100101 11001010 11111010 1010100010 001001110 11011110 11001011 1111110 01110001 01010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

  • summary of For A Present Of Roses;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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