Analysis of A Portrait of Mother
Sparkling eyes recessed,
Like the precious stones set in her ring.
Her wrinkled brow long furrowed
By three score years and ten.
The silver strands of thinning hair
Contrasting with the pure gold of her heart
She is God's great work of art.
A tower of strength, she stands tall
Amidst the crumbling uncertainties of motherhood,
Her nut-brown face soaked
With the dew of sweat and tears.
The honest words from her crimson lips
Blend harmoniously with the ruby richness of her heart,
She is God's great work of art.
Yet, throughout the years of toil
She sits unblemished,
Not a color of hers has faded.
Her brilliant mind well tinted
By the many shades of experience
Highlights the unfading beauty of her heart.
She is God's great work of art.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10101 101011001 0101110 111101 01011101 0101011101 1111111 01011111 0101000100110 01111 1011101 010110101 101000101010101 1111111 1010111 11010 101010110 0101110 1010110100 10110101 1111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 721 |
Words | 131 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7, 7 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 198 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
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Submitted on April 22, 2015
Modified on April 10, 2023
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