This is an analysis of the poem Gul Ko Mahboob Mein Qayaas Kiyaa that begins with:

gul ko maHboob meiN qayaas kiyaa
farq niklaa bohot jo baas kiyaa...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XX XX XX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011010 110101110 1111010110 1101111010 110101011 1111101010 1011011101 1101110010 110101110 111101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 65
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; kiyaa is repeated.

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

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

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