This is an analysis of the poem Nanda's Darling Child that begins with:

Who can contain his joy, say, on seeing the lotus-like lovely face of Nanda's darling child when he awakes?
His beauty infatuates sages,and...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011110010110101010111100 0100101100010101001010101001111101010011111010101 11110101111100001001101101000
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 3
  • Average number of symbols per line: 143 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 25
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Nanda's Darling Child;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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