This is an analysis of the poem How Long More Shall I Cry, Mother? that begins with:

How long more shall I cry, Mother?
How long shall I cry...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXccbabXa X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111110 11111 001101101 111101 1111100 11111011001 11010110 110101 110110 1111110 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words how, you are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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