Ye Aalam Shauq Kaa Dekhaa Na Jaaye by Ahmad Faraz: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Ye Aalam Shauq Kaa Dekhaa Na Jaaye that begins with:

ye aalam shauq kaa dekhaa na jaaye
vo but hai yaa Khudaa dekhaa na jaaye ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110111011 11111101011 1110011111110 1101001011 10011111101 1101001011 10111011001 111001011 110001011101 11101011 1001010110 1101011 1010101110 1111101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 71
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; jaaye, dekhaa are repeated.

    The author used the same word ye at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Ye Aalam Shauq Kaa Dekhaa Na Jaaye;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Ahmad Faraz

Poems about...
✕