Taj Mahal by Sahir Ludhianvi: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Taj Mahal that begins with:

The Taj, mayhap, to you may seem, a mark of love supreme
You may hold this beauteous vale in great esteem;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcXdefddgeg bXXcefdc ccXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,8,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01100111010101 11101010101 11111111101 1110110101001 11101001110101 101110111110 01001011111101 0100100110111 11101010101 1110101111101 10100111111 11111101011 10010111010001 11111110100101 110110011111 1100010110111 101001010101 101111010111 11111111111 0101001010011 1111111100001 111001011101 01010001001111 1111110111 11001010111010101 1111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 472
  • Average number of words per stanza: 86
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 54 (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; and, these are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word these is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Taj Mahal;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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