Didaa-E-Hairaan Ne Tamaashaa Kiyaa by Momin Khan Momin: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Didaa-E-Hairaan Ne Tamaashaa Kiyaa that begins with:

diidaa-e-hairaaN ne tamaashaa kiyaa
der talak vo mujhe dekhaa kiyaa...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XX XX XX XX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101110010 1101111010 1111111011 111111010 11110011110 11101111010 10011111 11111110010 111011011 1101111010 11101111 1101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 67
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word aankh is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines kiyaa is repeated).

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

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