This is an analysis of the poem O Kali that begins with:

O Kali! I am going to devour You this time…
Therefore, I ask You, O Kali......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa abbca XaXX XbdXXX aXdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,6,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011100010101 11111110 1101010010000100101000 1101111011011 11011011 00101001001 110011110 101010101 101111010101 101101001010 111100011 1111111 1111111 101010000101110 100010011011 111010111011 011100100010100010 11010001100 110010100100 1001110101 11101010 100100010 1011010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 196
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, o, kali, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word we is repeated.

    The author used the same word o at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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