This is an analysis of the poem Maha-Bharata, The Epic Of Ancient India - Book Iii - Rajasuya - (The Imperial Sacrifice) that begins with:

A curious incident followed the bridal of Draupadi. The five sons of
Pandu returned with her to the potter's house, where they were...

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdefc gfechicb jfklfkXmjXck cndonkkanlb aXacXbXebo j c aa oo kk gg dd oo cc ff hh gg aa mm ff jj X o cc ff dd cc dd jj jX dd oo ff ff fX ff dd dd oo fX ff hh dd jj ff ff aa oo jj X p pp dd bb dd ff dd kk dd dd jj dd jj cc hh pp kk jX dd X X kk dd ff kX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,12,11,10,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
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  • Amount of stanzas: 166
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 357
  • Average number of symbols per line: 60 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, to, and, in, had, all, came, with, from, your, his, their, some, saw, these, ', midst, as, sin, thy, grace, on, krishna, them are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, with, and, some, none, to, fell, 'by, be are repeated.

    The author used the same words came, spake, doth, unto, once at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines on, rite are repeated).

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase shame connects the lines.

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  • central theme;
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