This is an analysis of the poem Mother's Day that begins with:

Let every day be Mother's Day!
Make roses grow along her way...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Aabccbdd eecbbcff ccgaXghh Aaiaaicc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010101 11010101 110101 11010101 01010101 110101 11110101 11111101 01101111 10011101 110111 11110111 11010101 110111 01010101 11011101 11111101 11010101 110101 111101110 10011100 110111 11011101 11110101 110010101 01110101 110111 11110001 11011100 110101 11010111 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 260
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; for, her, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word though is repeated.

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  • summary of Mother's Day;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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