Analysis of An Ode to my Mother

Neha 2003 (India)

Ode


You hold my hand and take me through the crowd.
You cover my ears when the screams get too loud.
You hold me close and hug me tight.
You make sure that I don't see the blinding light.

You shield me and protect me from the world,
You ease me into it so I don't have to suffer.
You prepare me and teach me everything you know.
You walk with me until it's finally time to let go.

I trust you more than I trust myself.
That's because you are someone who knows me better than I know myself.
I don't have to ask for anything, you just seem to know it.
You pull me up before I fall into my darkest pit.

You have sacrificed so much for me and I could not possibly repay you.
I really don't have to and you make it seem true.
I am definitely not saying this enough but this is what my heart feels for you.
Love. Nothing but unconditional love.

I may argue and be a brat but that's only till you pay attention to me.
Till you see that I love you just as much as you love me.
I may seem annoying and I really am.
But that's only to show you the feelings of my heart which were left untold.

Loving a person as much as I love you will be impossible.
That's because you are someone who is irreplaceable.
You were, you are and you will always be my role model.

I'll hold your hand for as long as I can.
I'll cherish these memories for the rest of my life.
No matter where I am or what I am.
I will always be your beloved child.


Scheme AABB XXCC DDEE FFFX GGHX III XXHX
Poetic Form
Metre 1111011101 11011101111 11110111 11111110101 1110011101 1110111111110 10110111011 11110111001111 11111111 101111111101111 11111110111111 11110111011101 111011110111100011 110111011111 111000110101111111111 110101001 11100101111011101011 11111111111111 11101001101 111011101011110101 10010111111110100 1011111100100 1011011111110 1111111111 1101100101111 1101111111 11111011
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,418
Words 322
Sentences 27
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4
Lines Amount 27
Letters per line (avg) 40
Words per line (avg) 11
Letters per stanza (avg) 155
Words per stanza (avg) 41

About this poem

All the feelings I have inside but could not bring out

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Written on November 17, 2021

Submitted by Black_Lotus_Queen on February 26, 2022

Modified on April 26, 2023

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This poem was written from a daughter to a mother. The girl put all of her feelings into words so that her mother could understand her better. more…

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