Manind E Shama Majalis E Shab Ashkbar Paya by Mir Taqi Mir: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Manind E Shama Majalis E Shab Ashkbar Paya that begins with:

manind-e-shama majalis-e-shab ashkbar paya
al qissa 'Mir ko hamne beikhtiyar paya...

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: 10110100111010 11011110010 1111101010101 101010101010 1011111111111 101011101110 110011111110 110110110010 101111111111 1111010111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 80
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; paya, e are repeated.

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

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

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