This is an analysis of Encouragement by Emily Jane Brontë.

I do not weep; I would not weep;
Our mother needs no tears:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eeee cfcf gcgcXefef
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 11111111 110111 11111101 0100110 11010111 0111110 11010101 1101010 11011101 110101 111100101 0111011 01011011 111101 11010101 111101 101101001 011111 01101111 111001 110101111 111101 11111101 011101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24