This is an analysis of the poem Jo Pehle Din Hi Se Dil Ka Kaha Na Karte Ham that begins with:

Jo pehle din hi se dil ka kaha na karte ham
To ab ye logoN ki baatein suna na karte ham...

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: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111111110111 0111011010111 101111100111 011110110111 1101111110111 0111111111 1111111101110 0111110110111 10110100101110 01111110111 101111010011 01111110111 11101110101010 0111111101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 86
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; na, dil, karte, ham, e are repeated.

    The author used the same word agar at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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  • summary of Jo Pehle Din Hi Se Dil Ka Kaha Na Karte Ham;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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