This is an analysis of the poem Tell Me Brother that begins with:

Tell me, Brother, how can I renounce Maya?
When I gave up the tying of ribbons, still I tied my garment about me:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101110110 1111010010111110011 1111101101110110001 11111101111001 111011010011 1110101110001 1010011110011010010 1110011100110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 500
  • Average number of words per stanza: 98
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words when, and are repeated.

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