Analysis of Mother's Keeper
Abby Kesington 1979 (Lagos)
I am my mother's Keeper
At her heart, I stand a gatekeeper
To waive off the grim reaper
intent to make her an untimely weeper
I am my mother's daughter
Courageous and a fighter
One of the arrows in her quiver
Quick and sharp her enemies shiver
Ever ready for the slaughter
Not afraid to trudge mucky water
Just to silence her mockers
and clear her path from blockers
I am my mother's laughter
Bringing good tidings to her matter
Like olives round her platter
Her mind at rest that I got her.
| Scheme | AAAA AAAA AABB AAAA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1111010 10111010 1110110 0111010101 1111010 0100010 110100010 101010010 10101010 101111010 111001 0101110 1111010 101101010 1101010 01111110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 506 |
| Words | 97 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 99 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
About this poem
Role reversal where the daughter is the protector of her mother.
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Written on February 21, 2022
Submitted by Abbykesington on February 21, 2022
Modified by Abbykesington on February 21, 2022
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