This is an analysis of the poem Reveal To Me Thy... that begins with:

1. O, Keshav, may thee not
Put me to shame, now that ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcd eecbXcD cbaXfXfgghD ccegiXD jbabeceD klaXdD jcacdXXD iihccaXbaD XkcccblD jXXhbdaD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,11,7,8,6,8,10,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111 110111 001011 10101 1101 110011 1110011 10110110 01 1111011 111101 01011101 11101100 111 11111 110 1110 1001 0011 11011 111111 0010010100 01011101 11001111 100110101 11101111 111101 11010010 110110100 01011101 10101101 10111 1011 101011 101111111 11101 1111111 01011101 11111010 11011 1110111 1101111000 00111010 01011101 1001011 111001 100101 010101 10100 0101011000 01001 01011101 101101 1111111 11110 0101111 111 1010011 10010111 0111001 10011010 01011101 111110010101 00101010 11111 111 111 0010011 1011 01011101 11000101101 1010100 10010 01001010100 11010101 01011 111011 01011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 78
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, me are repeated.

    The author used the same word 3 at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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