This is an analysis of the poem Aanewala Khatra (Toxin) that begins with:

In this shameful, slavish age
find me a man...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbXcadacad X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010101 1101 1100100 11100 110111010 1001111 11101111 010111 111011010001 100101101 100101010 1010010111 01011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Aanewala Khatra (Toxin);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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