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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  • summary of Encouragement;
  • central theme;
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