This is an analysis of the poem Beautiful Hindusthan that begins with:

O, Beautiful Hindusthan! Our very soul you are!
O, beloved Hindusthan,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXa bcdc aeae aaaa Xfgf Xhgh XiXi iggg djbj Xhhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1100100110111 1010100 0101010111 11011110 0101110111 1011010101 101010111 1101011 10100101101 1101011 10100100101001 111101101 1001001001 1101001011 11010100101 0010010001000 101010101010 1010110001 0111110010 101010010101 101100100101 101001010001 0010100101001 111101001000100 1100100101110 1001100100111 110101101110 101001110110 10001101001 1111011101 110111 110111 101011 10111 011110111 001110110 100111 101001010 1101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; our, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words o, to are repeated.

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

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