This is an analysis of the poem Sakuntala that begins with:

I could not sleep for longing,
a flower-wind...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXcdaeeX XbbdbddeeX bedcdcbdXX cXfXfdeXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110 0101 10011 1001110 10101010 110111 10100 0101 01011111 10001000 10101010 0101 0101001 1111101 011101 110101 100100 1111 1100111011 10001000 11011011 1111 001101 10001010 10100111 1101010 0101 10100 11011111 10001000 1011110010 1001 11001 11111011101 01101101 1000101 01 010101 111100 10001000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Sakuntala;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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