This is an analysis of the poem Nadasudharasa that begins with:

Ragam : Arabhi
Thalam : rUpakam...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X X X X X X a X XXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100 10100 10010000000010000100 100001000000100000000 1001000000010010000100010101001000100001000 100100100010100001000010001000100 10 1010011011 1111000011001001001000101010 01010101010001011011001101110101101010010101010010101001011 1000100100001101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 70
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 64 (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; of, and, bow are repeated.

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

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