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

নাই কিরে সুখ? নাই কিরে সুখ?--
এ ধরা কি শুধু বিষাদময়?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X X X X X X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 820
  • Average number of words per stanza: 6
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 1
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ' is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word ' 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 is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word ' 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 connects the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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