This is an analysis of the poem To the Azerbaijani Flag that begins with:

Turkistan winds are whispering
their troubles to you,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaba XXba cXca XXbXXa X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,4,6,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011100 11001 101111011 101111110 10100111 111111010 11110101011 10110011 110101111 111100101 10111010110 110010110010 1101001111 111011011 11010101 11111 01010110010 11010001011 11 0101101000
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you, i are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word flag at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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