This is an analysis of the poem The Harder Part that begins with:

It's mighty hard for Mother—I am busy through the day
And the tasks of every morning keep the gloomy thoughts away,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbaaccaaddaXeecc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01011101110101 1010100101010101 101010100010101 001101101010001 1010001001101101 001011100011100 101110101111101 111111101110101 101110100010101 101110111110101 101010101110111 111000100010101 101111101111111 11111001010101011 111011101011101 101010101010101 101110101010101 101010101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 225
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 61 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 13
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; she, to are repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Harder Part;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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