O Lord Of Love, I Surrender Myself by Ghulam Ahmad Mahjoor: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem O Lord Of Love, I Surrender Myself that begins with:

O Lord of Love, I surrender myself,
Body and soul to your will ! Show me...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaX bcd Xef bcd Xee egh iaX iXX hfX Xfg ehe X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101101011 101101011 01110111010 011011101 11101101 1111001001 1011111 10110001 010101001001 1100111001 10101010101 1101111111 101110101 11011001001 110111010 01010111011 0101010101 101011101 01001100010 11001101 101101101 0100010100110 111011111 11101101011 010110110100 1110001011 11110011001 1001101010 0101111101 1111101001 110010011 1001010011 111101101 0101100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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.

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