This is an analysis of the poem O Torchbearer Is Narsaiyyo! that begins with:

O torchbearer is Narsaiyyo! Torchbearer of Hari!
With mind brimming with deep love...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbA aXaA XbccA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11000100100010 0110011 110101 11000100100010 010110100100 1100100010 11111010 11000100100010 010101011110 11101101010 01101010 100100110 11000100100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; torchbearer is repeated.

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

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  • summary of O Torchbearer Is Narsaiyyo!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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