Analysis of Silver Mirror



Oh! silver mirror on the wall,
Speak in honesty or fall.
Is not a mother best of all?

Once she stood before you dull,
Her belly rounded as a ball.
Oh! silver mirror on the wall.

You saw her pain buried in bliss,
You heard the cry and saw the kiss.
Is not a mother best of all?

When cord severed, her babe could flee
But she said not to wayward glee.
Oh! silver mirror on the wall.

She grooms her babe with chalk and whip
So as age pass, it's knowledge heap.
Is not a mother best of all?

Like waterfall into a stream,
She pours in value to a dream.
Oh! silver mirror on the wall,
Is not a mother best of all?


Scheme AaA xaA bbA ccA xxA ddAA
Poetic Form
Metre 11010101 1010011 11010111 1110111 01010101 11010101 11011001 11010101 11010111 11100111 11111101 11010101 11011101 11111101 11010111 1100101 11010101 11010101 11010111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 622
Words 146
Sentences 17
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 77
Words per stanza (avg) 21

About this poem

This poem is written in celebration of my heroic mother.

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Submitted by Poeticbee on May 18, 2023

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My name is Bertha Kalaowubo aka poeticbee. Born on the 16th of March 2004. A Nigerian citizen and resident. To me poetry, is a painting of the mind in beautiful colours. My hobby in writing has exposed me to the world of communication and I've made a profession of it. more…

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