Abortion is a controversial subject that many people continue to argue about. Some people feel that abortion is like killing a person, however other believe people see abortion differently. In the poem “The Mother” by Gwendolyn Brooks show first hand a woman’s feelings after an abortion. Brooks is showing the guilt and regret the mother felt after receiving the abortion. In the first Stanza the author does have a rhyme scheme of AA,BB,CC,DD, and EE which contributes to a melody. The author does this to give the poem a feeling as if she is singing to her abortion child. The author starts by stating, “Abortions will not let you forget”(Brooks, line 1) this makes the reader involved with the poem because of the word ‘you’ used in the first line.
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There is a slight rhyme scheme of ABAB but in some lines that form stops and then continues again. The author did this to show that the mother is to sad to continue singing the song but she is still trying. The author does not have a structure length because it goes from one word a line to 12 words a line. She does this to show the chaos that is going in her head right now. The author changes her tone and starts referring to her self not to the reader, “I have heard in the voices of the wind the voices of my dim killed children”(Brooks, line 11). In this line it is the subconscious mind that is feeling guilty because she is hearing voices of her dead children. The author uses children as a metaphor to her fetus that died. Using children as a metaphor shows the strong connection the mother had with the developing fetus. The author uses many commas on the second stanza to slow the reader and make it sound as if each line is a deep breath of guilt and sorrow. The author uses a few question marks to let the reader know she is talking to herself, “Though why should I whine / Whine that the crime was over than mine?”(Brooks, line 22-23). These questions that the mother asks herself show that she is not sure if she made the right decision but is trying to justify her …show more content…
There is no rhyme scheme but has a repletion of a phrase, “Believe me” and “I loved you all”(Brooks, line 31-33). The author does repetition to show that she did loved them even after her decision of abortion. She is asking for forgiveness of her unborn children and telling them that she still loved them even if they didn 't make it out to the world. There is a lot of punctation used in the third stanza for example, “Believe me, I knew you, though faintly, and I loved / I loved you all”(Brooks line 32-33). The author uses a lot of commas to give it a slow and calm voice as if a mother speaking softly to a
There is a slight rhyme scheme of ABAB but in some lines that form stops and then continues again. The author did this to show that the mother is to sad to continue singing the song but she is still trying. The author does not have a structure length because it goes from one word a line to 12 words a line. She does this to show the chaos that is going in her head right now. The author changes her tone and starts referring to her self not to the reader, “I have heard in the voices of the wind the voices of my dim killed children”(Brooks, line 11). In this line it is the subconscious mind that is feeling guilty because she is hearing voices of her dead children. The author uses children as a metaphor to her fetus that died. Using children as a metaphor shows the strong connection the mother had with the developing fetus. The author uses many commas on the second stanza to slow the reader and make it sound as if each line is a deep breath of guilt and sorrow. The author uses a few question marks to let the reader know she is talking to herself, “Though why should I whine / Whine that the crime was over than mine?”(Brooks, line 22-23). These questions that the mother asks herself show that she is not sure if she made the right decision but is trying to justify her …show more content…
There is no rhyme scheme but has a repletion of a phrase, “Believe me” and “I loved you all”(Brooks, line 31-33). The author does repetition to show that she did loved them even after her decision of abortion. She is asking for forgiveness of her unborn children and telling them that she still loved them even if they didn 't make it out to the world. There is a lot of punctation used in the third stanza for example, “Believe me, I knew you, though faintly, and I loved / I loved you all”(Brooks line 32-33). The author uses a lot of commas to give it a slow and calm voice as if a mother speaking softly to a