This is an analysis of the poem Hanere Vich Sulagdi Varanmala that begins with:

When do I say don't ask for justice?
Or, for your rights, do not fight?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd dbbbeX fa bfbXeXXbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,2,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111111110 1111111 11000100 1110111 1101011 00010101 01101101 011001101 111100110010 1101010 11011101011 11010010 110010110 10111 0010101 10101110 1111 0101001 1110100101 01010010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word against is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines fight is repeated).

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