This is an analysis of the poem Indrajit's Assurance that begins with:

Indrajit the son of Ravan then his lofty purpose told,
'Midst the best and boldest Rakshas none so gallant, none so bold:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb cc cc dd ee cc XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100010101010101 101110101110111 1001011101100101 100010101110101 001010101110101 101010101100101 101000101110101 111010101000101 111010101001101 101110100010101 101110101011101 101011101111111 101011001110101 100010101011101 101110101010011 111111100010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Indrajit's Assurance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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