This is an analysis of the poem A Father To A Mother that begins with:
When God's own child came down to earth,
High heaven was very glad;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11111101 1101101 01011101 110111 11111101 1111110 01010101 0101010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 8
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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.
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