This is an analysis of the poem Great Is The Wealth Of Bhakti... that begins with:

Great is the wealth of Bhakti found only on the earth,
Not found even in the realms of Brahma!...

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXaAX cbdXAX XXcAX XXXAX ddAX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,5,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001010110101 1110001010 11001001100101 01010100100100011 00110001001101 1001010110101 1110001010 11110111010001 0110100011001 0101001010 010101010101011010 1001010110101 1110001010 101001101010 11010010 1101011011101001 1001010110101 1110001010 1001011000101 11010011110010 111111100111 1001010110101 1110001010 10110001010010 11010111011000010 1001010110101 1110001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 270
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, blessed are repeated.

    The author used the same word blessed 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 nectar is repeated).

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

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