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

WITHIN this garden space are set
Sweet mignonette and violet,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbXbccXdaaeaffefbbdbggag
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010111 11001100 10111111 1111 11000101 11010101 010011101 0011 00010101 11011101 11011101 1101 11011111 11001100 11011101 1101 11011101 111011011 1101101101 0101 10111101 111100111 110111010 1111 11111101 11010101 010010111 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 889
  • Average number of words per stanza: 161
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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 punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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