Analysis of The garden gate,



                         The garden gate.

What lies on the other side of the rustic,
                        wooden gate?
                      Is there a secret garden, in a wild
                      overgrown state?
                      Does it harbour perfumed pink Roses in
                       soil beds, so fine?
                      Is there a swing or a slide for kids, to have
                      a fun time?

Is there a tanglement of weeds, brambles
                       with sharp thorns?
                      Or a neatly mown lawn, where birds visit
                      in the morn?
                      Does it conceal a comfy bench, for people
                     to sit on ad talk?
                      Or is there a winding stone path, where
                      the dwellers  walk?

Does it contain rows, of vegetables
                       offering healthy delights?
                      Or is there a view behind, offering an
                       amazing rural sight?
                      I just don't know, what lies behind the
                       gate,
                      as I roam.
                      Can't  I just take a peep, before I venture
                      on home!


Scheme A XAXAXXXX BXXXXCXC BXXXXADXD
Poetic Form
Metre 0101 11101011010 101 1101010001 011 1110011100 1111 11011011111 011 11011110 111 1010111110 001 11010101110 11111 111010111 0101 110111100 1001001 11101011001 010101 111111010 1 111 11110101110 11
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,331
Words 165
Sentences 13
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 1, 8, 8, 9
Lines Amount 26
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 136
Words per stanza (avg) 35

About this poem

Have you ever seen a garden gate in a hedge and wondered what lies on the other side?

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Submitted by ljsanders on November 08, 2022

Modified on April 24, 2023

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Laura Sanders

I live in Dorset in the U.K.I am inspired by nature and the countryside, especially the seasons, and the weather.I write about all sorts of topics and my poems are usually rhyming, haiku or free verse. more…

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