This is an analysis of the poem Bat Karni Mujhe Mushkil that begins with:

bat karni mujhe mushkil kabhi aisi to na thi
jaisi ab hai teri mahfil kabhi aisi to na thi...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa Xa Xa Xa Xa Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101010011 101110101010011 0101111101110 10001111010011 11101010110010 1111101010011 11101110110110 11001011010011 111111111111100 11111101010011 110111001101111 11011101010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 87
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; kabhi, aisi, to, na, thi, e are repeated.

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

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

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