Dekha Hai Zindagi Ko Kuchh Itnaa Qareeb Se by Sahir Ludhianvi: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Dekha Hai Zindagi Ko Kuchh Itnaa Qareeb Se that begins with:

Dekhaa hai zindagii ko kuchh itnaa qareeb se
chehre tamaam lagne lage haiN ajeeb se...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa Xa Xa Xa Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110011101011 1101111011 0100101111001 10110111011 1111100110100 1011101111011 010100111011001 11101011011 1111011011011 1001011001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 83
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines se is repeated).

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

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