This is an analysis of the poem Maha-Bharata, The Epic Of Ancient India - Book Viii -- Bhishma-Badha - (Fall Of Bhishma) that begins with:

All negotiations for a peaceful partition of the Kuru kingdom having
failed, both parties now prepared for a battle, perhaps the most...

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcb defgca XhXdXX gidjhafkdX dilmj n X nn gg kk mm ll oo mm cc mm bb gg bb mm mm ll cc jj mm bb ll nn mm oo ll bb pp qq gg oo nn kk gg kk gg nn X X nn mm ii nn bb cc ll ff mm gg nn mm bb mm kk cc bb cc cc bb ii gg mm mm nn X b pp pp gg nn bb cX nn gg i
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,6,10,5,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
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  • Amount of stanzas: 245
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 493
  • Average number of symbols per line: 61 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • 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; for, of, his, and, to, from, drona, with, in, doth, son, slain, young, thy, this, bhishma, not, fight, he, him, my, thee are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, wherefore, for, by, vainly, smote, fell, as, bhishma, perish, with, not are repeated.

    The author used the same words onward, for, by, vainly, if, and, pritha 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 slain, fight, day are repeated).

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