This is an analysis of the poem Encouragement that begins with:
I do not weep; I would not weep;
Our mother needs no tears:... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eeee cfcf gcgcXefef
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11111111 110111 11111101 0100110 11010111 0111110 11010101 1101010 11011101 110101 111100101 0111011 01011011 111101 11010101 111101 101101001 011111 01101111 111001 110101111 111101 11111101 011101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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