This is an analysis of the poem The Garden Of Gethsemane that begins with:

The place is fair and tranquil, Judaea’s cloudless sky
Smiles down on distant mountain, on glade and valley nigh,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd aaee ffbb ccbb bbeeXeebb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 010111010101 1111010111101 11001110011101 1101110110101 1101110110101 0111110010101 1111010111101 1101110111111 1111010010111 01011100010101 11110101000101 1101110110111 1001010010111 1101010011111 1101110011101 1101010111111 010101001100101 1101010101111 0111010010101 11011000111101 1100100011101 11010100101001 1101110111101 1101110100111 1100100111101 1101010011101 1110110111111 0101110101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 57 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    The author used the same word o at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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