This is an analysis of the poem How Will I Worship You, Krishna that begins with:

How will I worship you, Krishna
O treasure house of compassion! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC dcABC efgdABC egefABC XeeeABC eXabaBC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110110 11010010 01000001001 101011011010 10100101101100 10110110 11010010 01000001001 0010010100101 10101101100111 1011111 1101011110 10110110 11010010 01000001001 10100111011 101001110 110111101001 11101001 10110110 11010010 01000001001 1101001001 11001000011010 1011000011101 1001010100101 10110110 11010010 01000001001 100111001001000 110110100100 1100111100010110 010101 10110110 11010010 01000001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

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

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

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