Analysis of A Mother's Work Is Never Done



Kneading and baking, hoeing and raking,
A mother's work is never done.
Cutting off crust and wiping up dust,
A mother's work is never done.
Raising children, one by one,
Growing a garden for food and for fun,
Canning the yams, the beans, and the jams,
Shopping with thrift for the perfect gift,
Traveling for miles to bring family smiles,
Taking care of the ill and paying the bill,
A mother's work is never done.
Being a mother is what you do best,
Forgiving mistakes, obliging the rest,
Loving us always in good times and bad,
Making us smile whenever we're sad,
Sharing your wisdom and guiding our way,
Keeping us focused, we won't go astray.
You taught us to love, laugh and have fun.
We thank you dear mother.
Your work's never done.


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Poetic Form Etheree  (30%)
Metre 1001010010 01011101 101101011 01011101 1010111 1001011011 100101001 101110011 10011111001 10110101001 01011101 1001011111 0100101001 101101101 101101011 10110010101 1011011101 111111011 111110 11101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 719
Words 134
Sentences 7
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 572
Words per stanza (avg) 134
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Submitted on May 04, 2017

Modified on April 24, 2023

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