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

WHEN mother comes each morning
She wears her oldest things, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bX bX cX X de X X ea cX X d bf bf gfXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,2,1,2,1,1,2,2,1,1,2,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110 110101 1101010 110101 1111010 010101 1100010 110101 1101111 011111 11 11110101 010101 1111110 110111 1101110 010111 1101111 010111 1111010 111111 1010010 111101 0101010 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 42
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; she, shoo are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word she at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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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