This is an analysis of the poem Maya (Translated In English) that begins with:

Up till now I have lost much and wasted life in idle pursuits.
The grace of Lord Rama has aroused me from sleep....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X X a a X bXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111111110101001 010110101101 0101111011100100110010 1110100111110101101110011010 010010011110011 110111101010010 11111100 11101111101111011101001001101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 71
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 71 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 15
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, of, my are repeated.

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