Analysis of A Letter to Mother
Abby Kesington 1979 (Lagos)
Iyani ni iya mi”, my mother!
Your love for me transcends this border!
Every flower, I behold, a reminder of your persona.
The yellow tulips of spring, like your beauty;
Vibrant and sweet natured.
Marigold of summer enlivens like sunshine…
The colorful mums of autumn, an expression of your style."
And the white roses of winter a similitude of your soul.
| Scheme | AA XXXXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111110 111101110 10010101001011010 01010111110 100110 1011001011 010011101010111 0011011001111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 360 |
| Words | 68 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 140 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
About this poem
I wrote this poem to celebrate my mom's return back to the United States after four years. Also celebrating mothers today!
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