This is an analysis of the poem Mother Nature that begins with:

GOOD, kindly Mother Nature plays
No favorites, but smiles for all...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd ececfgfg bhbhbibi dadajcjc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 11001111 11010101 11000111 010101001 11010101 01010101 11011101 01111111 11110111 01010101 01010101 01010100 01011101 11010101 11010101 01111111 0101100101 01011101 11010001 01111101 11010111 11111101 11010101 11010111 01010101 01011101 01011111 01011101 01100101 11011101 110010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 268
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, her, for, all, we are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words no, her are repeated.

    The author used the same word her 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 Mother Nature;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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