This is an analysis of the poem Ghazal 119 that begins with:

I don't need
a companion who is...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBc bXc cXX d BXb aXa dae cX eb XXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,1,3,3,3,2,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 001010 101110 0110 101 1010110 0110010 0100101 000110 11001001 001010 0110001 1101100 110 0101001 1010100 1001001 010010101 011010101 110100 1011001 010101 1011010 01100101 101101 111010010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 56
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Ghazal 119;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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