This is an analysis of the poem Syama Wakes On The Cremation Grounds that begins with:

Syama wakes on the cremation grounds
To take Her child...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdcXdbaXXXbaXXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101100101 0101 101010 001 0101011010 01010101001 011101 1101000011 0101100001 10010101 1101 11110010101 11010101001 010101 10111011 0110111011 111001 0111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 620
  • Average number of words per stanza: 112
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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