Analysis of The Grandest Mother
I was sure you'd slip a check into my birthday card
but you don't know my suffering
and I would never want you to share in that gathering
I would never let you see that side of me
There's no longer family for cherishing
The pieces scattered out haphazardly
And now we pull back together
like an exploded planet
And coalesce into another unit
immeasurable and unbeatable
I know that soon I'll have a place to call my home
and it's all thanks to you
You've surpassed your duties
on a continual basis
despite your own strife
You're the one of us that
truly belongs in paradise
Scheme | ABBCBCDEEFGHIJKLM |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111110101111 11111100 01110111101100 11101111111 11101001100 0101011000 01111010 1101010 0010101010 01000100 111111011111 011111 101110 10010010 01111 101111 1001010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 557 |
Words | 107 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 17 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 460 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 107 |
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Submitted on October 15, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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