This is an analysis of the poem Makhan Chor that begins with:

1. Light dispelled darkness
On thy birth ! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abX XccdeXd faXghD ibXXbcD jkglcXD g aahkmD XlXnD nmjegfD ggckeDi hgoXD eeccgohD XXpiD XjkkelD lgeXhdleD jepdcXeD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,7,6,7,7,1,6,5,7,7,5,8,5,7,9,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110 111 11110100 11110101000 1101101101 11010 110101 11101011 1011010 111 110011001 110100 1000111000 11010 110110 111 111010011 1010001 01010010 1101001 1011011 110010101 111 111011 01011 011011 110011 111111 111 111 1000100101011010101100110 110110111 110111010 1110111010 1111001 11 111 10100100100 0100100101 01010 110100100 111 11000110110 101001101 101000001000101 110111 1111110010 101101 111 100101011001 1010111 1101101101 1010011101 01 111 1110 10101010 1010110010 01010100 10111100110 111 101101 10101 01010 1010110 101 1011010 01010 111 1111000010 100111 0101 11010010 111 111101011 0011001 1011 101 10011111 01001111 111 1100011 001011 11101 10000 10000110110 11101 0111011 1010 111 110110101 11010001 11011 111011 11100010 00101100 1110111 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 98
  • 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:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; jai, thuck, of are repeated.

    The author used the same words 2, 8 at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word jai at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Makhan Chor;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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