Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 03 by Saadi Shirazi: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 03 that begins with:

I saw A’bd-u-Qader Gaillani in the sanctuary of the Ka’bah with his face on the pebbles and saying: ‘O lord, pardon my sins and, if I deserve...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a aaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11111010000101000100011010110111011101011001100111010101011110010010010 0111010100 111001011110110 111111001 111101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 244
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 101 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 17

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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