This is an analysis of the poem Ghazal 71 that begins with:

Falsely pious, of our state are unaware
No offence if their words our hearts tear....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXaXaXaXaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10100111101 110011111 101110110110 10110101011 11001111101 1011010111 10010101101 1010010111 0011111001 11010111010101 01001011011 0101101111 01010111110101 111010101 11100101001 11101101101 110011001001101 11011111111 11010100010111 10001010101 1010001010011 10110101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1068
  • Average number of words per stanza: 196
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (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; of is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words on, those are repeated.

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

  • summary of Ghazal 71;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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