The poem "A Concrete Example" is written by the poet Reginald Arkell.
Mrs. Jones is the speaker's next-door neighbour who maintains a garden filled with stones.
The garden features a crazy stone path, a lily pond, and a stone rockery.
Mrs. Jones has a sundial with a strange device which she finds very charming.
The plants growing between the garden stones are extremely small, delicate, and fragile.
The speaker humorously imagines that Mrs. Jones must have planted the tiny plants using a pin.
Mrs. Jones invites the speaker to visit her garden and admire her collection of stones.
The speaker and Mrs. Jones stand and discuss a single flower for a quarter of an hour.
When the speaker asks to see the flower, Mrs. Jones points out that the speaker is standing on it.
The line "My next-door neighbour, Mrs. Jones" is repeated at the start of every stanza.
The overall tone of the poem is humorous, amusing, and light-hearted.
The poem follows an AABBCC rhyme scheme across its three distinct stanzas.
The title contains a pun referring both to stony garden materials and a clear, specific example.
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