This is an analysis of the poem Time And The Garden that begins with:

The spring has darkened with activity.
The future gathers in vine, bush, and tree: ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaabbccddeebbffccgghhiiff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 00111000100 0101001111 1001111111 0111010111 1001011101 0101010101 1101011111 1101010101 0100111101 1100010111 1111110110 1101010111 1111010010 1001110100 0101011101 1101010101 1011010101 1011110111 1111001111 1111011101 0100010100 0101000101 0100010101 0101000101 1111110101 0101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 200
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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 is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, and are repeated.

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

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