This is an analysis of the poem Ghazal 22 that begins with:

When you hear the lovers' words, think them not a mistake
You don't recognize these words, the error must be your take....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaXaXaaaaabaXaXaaa X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1110101101001 11101110101011 01101010111011 11110010111011 1111010111 1111011111 111101101 111010111 11111001101 00111010001101 1101101110101 001001110111 110111010010 111001011100011 00010010111001 0101101011001 11010101 1101110111 011110101101 10111011111 100110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 507
  • Average number of words per stanza: 100
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Ghazal 22;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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