This is an analysis of the poem Mother that begins with:
Never a sigh for the cares that she bore for me
Never a thought of the joys that flew by;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaa abab cdcd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 100110111111 1001001111 010111101111 1011001011 101111111101 1011001111 101011110101 1111101001 100101110100 1001001001 110110111100 1001011001
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
- Average number of words per stanza: 38
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- 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; that, for, oh, her, of are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words never, oh are repeated.
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- summary of Mother;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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