One Point Contains All by Bulleh Shah: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem One Point Contains All that begins with:

One point contains all;
Learn about the One, forget the rest....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXacC XcXdcC ccXd beXeXcC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011 101010101 011101001 101011101 11 11010001 010101 11110101 11011010 110011101 1111011 11010101 010101 11001001 11110111 1111010 11110101 111010111 00110101 100101010 111101 1010100101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; of, free are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word one 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 One Point Contains All;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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