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

Karna was chosen as the leader of the Kuru forces after the death of
Drona, and held his own for two days. The great contest between Karna...

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcXdef gXhie j f cc jj ff hh ii ff ii ff ii fX ff kk ii ll ff hh cfc ff hh jj ii X X ff cc ff hX mm nn mm cc Xi kk hh jj ii hX hh ii hh hX ii Xc ii jj hh hX cX ii cc kk ii aa cX cc ff dd ff kk ff ii hh nn ff ii nX mm cc dd cc ii cc iX jX mm ii ii ii cc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,3,2,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
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  • Amount of stanzas: 195
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 393
  • Average number of symbols per line: 61 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and, his, thy, as, him, with, in, scarcely, krishna, ', dear, my, to, arjun, ever, her, son are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, as, like, hast, wherefore, if, heedless, dear, pardon, not, ever, shall are repeated.

    The author used the same words matchless, and, as, didst, bid, fair, shall, call, like at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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  • central theme;
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