This is an analysis of the poem Mother Earth that begins with:

Mother of all the high-strung poets and singers departed,
Mother of all the grass that weaves over their graves the glory of the field,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbcdee bXfaXegg cdXcbcff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101110110010 100101111011010001 10010101101110010010 10101101001110 1011101000110111 10011111010010 11101010010010 100100111101010 11011111010110 11100101010010100 100101001111 10011001101001001 101001011000011010 10010101011111110 1001010110110011 111101101001111 111110101111010 0011001010010010 101111101011110 1001101001101110 101101111011010 1101010010010010 110110010111110 100100101011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 510
  • Average number of words per stanza: 88
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 63 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, mother, all, and, down, heart, songs are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines thee is repeated).

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