This is an analysis of the poem The Counsel Of Agastya that begins with:

'Pleased am I,' so spake Agastya, 'in these forests dark and wild,
Thou hast come to seek me, Rama, with the saintly Janak's child,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
  • Closest metre:
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  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 19
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • 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; and, as, thy are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words not, bowing are repeated.

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

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  • summary of The Counsel Of Agastya;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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