This is an analysis of the poem When Mother Has 'Her' Druthers that begins with:

Mother Nature has a way,
Of getting everyone's attention....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcbc X XaXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 010101010 110101101 01011 010110001 1101110 110 11 111001 1101110010 111 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of When Mother Has 'Her' Druthers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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