Vaishnav Jan To by Narsinh Mehta: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Vaishnav Jan To that begins with:

Speak only as godlike of the man who feels another's pain
Who shares another's sorrow and pride does disdain...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa Xaa XXbX XcacXcbaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110001110101 110101011101 1010110001 110101001100 100101110101 11011011010 11101 110101110010 111101011 110010101 111110111 11101001010 1010101101 11001001011 11101010011110 111011010 10101001001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word who is repeated.

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

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