This is an analysis of the poem Maternal Hope that begins with:

Lo! at the couch where infant beauty sleeps,
Her silent watch the mournful mother keeps:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddcceecc ccfggggXX cchhiiffffjjXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,9,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110101 0101010101 1101011101 1101010101 1101010101 1100110111 11010010101 1111110111 11010100110 0111111111 11111100111 1101011101 01001110101 11011000101 1111000111 1111010111 1111010101 11111101001 01010101101 0101011101 11011001101 1011011101 1111111111 1101010101 1101110001 1101011101 0101110101 1101010011 0101010101 11010010101 1101010101 11010010101 0101010001 1101010101 110010111001 1101010010 0101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 530
  • Average number of words per stanza: 98
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, thy, or are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words no, or are repeated.

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

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