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

BEYOND the dim walls of the shadowy Past,
A sweet vague host of fancies flourishes,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dedeff ghghii jkjkee ababff ahahjj jajaaa lelecc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01011001001 0111010100 1101011101 11100011100 1111011111 1010110101 11011101110 1101110101 11010101110 10111000111 0101011111 1001001101 01110110101 0101010111 0110011101 11110100101 10010010111 10111101001 01110110111 1011010111 01110011001 11001111101 1101110101 1111011111 1001110101 1011110100 0101010101 1101010101 01111100101 1101110101 1100010011 11000110001 11110111011 11001011111 01110011101 1101011111 0110001011 0011011111 0101111101 1111010101 1101010111 11111001101 1101111011 0111110111 1101011101 1011011101 1001110101 11010011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 275
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, its 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 the 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 Regret;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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