This is an analysis of the poem Praise Of The Prophet that begins with:

O my master, O Messenger of Allah, take my hand:
I have none besides you, nor will I pause to rely on anyone but you....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbcXddXebdbdfXbaecXcfeXXXcbaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 32,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101100010111 1110111011001110011 111010100101101 11101001000101010 1110101001010 111010100101001 1111101001101 101101010101011101 1101101011 11110010010010 100011101110010 111100101101 01100000100010101 111010111 1101111110011 11001101110111 1001110100010 101111011101010 1111110011010010 101001001000011 1101001001010101 11110101011101 010100110100 010010111100100 0111101001100011 00111111001 110100111010011 11010110010001001 01101001010011 01001011001110 10101001010010011 010001001001010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1749
  • Average number of words per stanza: 329
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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; you, of, and, who, o, my, with are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Praise Of The Prophet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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