This is an analysis of the poem Aiya Nand Kishore that begins with:

My language is one the verge of death
Each word, each sentence gasps for breath....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccXbabXXc dddXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010101 11110111 010101010 10111110 0110 111010010 0101101010 101111 10001010 11101010 11 101011110 0110101 101010101010 10001010100 101001 11011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 260
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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