This is an analysis of the poem The Diamond Essence Of Awareness that begins with:

Ma Tara, you are truly the exalted one,
the essence of awareness....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXcef ebghhdg fbfgah cdh cXaaXbX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,6,3,7,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110111000101 0100010 11101001010 1101 110101001 011011101 0010010001010 11011010100 01010010010010100 001000101 10101100111 1010101011001101 11111010101 110010100010 11101100101001 101011110 0110010010100 100110010100 01010101101 001101010010 001010101110001 01011001 01110111011110 1101001111 0100100111 111 10001010 1110010101010 111101 010100010 001011001010 0101110010001000
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Diamond Essence Of Awareness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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