This is an analysis of the poem Mine Is Gopal that begins with:

Mine Is Gopal
Mine is Gopal, the Mountain-Holder; there is no one else. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXXadXcbXXdXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1011 10110101010111 1011101111010110 1010101001110111 10101110100101111 1110101111101010 111100101110010 1111100011101101001110 011110010011110 1010111110110101 0100011011 1111010110110101 1110101010100111 1000100001010 1011110100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 906
  • Average number of words per stanza: 171
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 59 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i've, and, i, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words mine, i've are repeated.

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