Arise, O Gardener! by Ghulam Ahmad Mahjoor: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Arise, O Gardener! that begins with:

Arise, O Gardener! And usher in the glory of a new spring.
Create conditions for 'bulbuls' (a type of bird) to ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab cXX bX cd ec dfX Xg fX ac ae aX gc X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,2,2,2,3,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011100110001000101 0101011001010 10101110 1010101010 011011110 01110010110 1101010001000110 11010100110101 1001000100101011 01010110110111 10111101110001 0111111010 1011101100111 0111111 1110001010 00101011111110 111011001010100 0110100101011101 101111101010 1001001100101 01101011011000010101 01010011110011 0101010100101 10000110101010001 010100100100010110 1101010100010100 110101010010010 01001011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, your, and, in are repeated.

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