This is an analysis of the poem Shakuntala Act 1 that begins with:

King Dushyant in a chariot, pursuing an antelope, with a bow and quiver, attended by his Charioteer.
Suta (Charioteer). [Looking at the antelope,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab c d e f X f d g e c h i j b b X X d X k i e f b h d b f b j i i f j d X e d b h e i c c d l bm i m X d i j l i X X n l X b e X e X m j i m h m h e m h f X i X h X m l e m e f X l X a i j h i b X j e X i m X i i f n b o e b g f e o X j l e n m g l j a
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
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  • Amount of stanzas: 144
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 148
  • Average number of symbols per line: 173 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 30
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his, and, with, he, king, in, now, bow, at, antelope, their, they, of, not, arrow, be, to, by, on, suta, which, yon, young, this, i, who, water, that, shakuntala, her, have, my, priyamvada, bosom, you, it, she, aside, me, deliver, your, our, what, as, from, ring, how, we are repeated.

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

    The author used the same words king, priyamvada, anusuya at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines world is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word world at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase shakuntala connects the lines.

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  • summary of Shakuntala Act 1;
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