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

So sad are their beliefs,
When they speak of what is theirs....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcBDEBCCEC DFDBXDDD ABcBDEBCCECg DFDBXDDDg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,8,12,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 1110101 1 10101101 001010100101 101 11101010 010110101 010010101 11101 0111 101011011 111110100010 101011011 110101101 01100 110101 101011011 11001000010001 111101 1110101 1 10101101 001010100101 101 11101010 010110101 010010101 11101 0111 10100001 101011011 111110100010 101011011 110101101 01100 110101 101011011 11001000010001 110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 320
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is 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 Mother Nature Knows;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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