This is an analysis of the poem Shikwa Karun Main Kab Tak Us Apne Meharban Ka that begins with:

shikwa karun main kab tak us apne meharban ka
al-qissa rafta rafta dushman hua hai jan ka...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa Xa Xa Xa Xa Xa Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1001111111001 11010101010111 11111111110101 111101111001 1101111100101 1011011001001 11001011011110 1011010101101 1111010011100 111100101101 11101101011001 100100111011001 1001111101101 1010101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 86
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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