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

Your love was like moonlight
turning harsh things to beauty,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbcadXa XecXde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 111111 1011010 111011 010110010 10110 100110010 11010 1000100101 11111111 111110011 1010 11101 11111011 1010100100011 10001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 226
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, you are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Mother;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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