Analysis of Purity
Rabindranath Tagore 1861 (Kolkata) – 1941 (Kolkata)
Life of my life, I shall ever try to keep my body pure, knowing
that thy living touch is upon all my limbs.
I shall ever try to keep all untruths out from my thoughts, knowing
that thou art that truth which has kindled the light of reason in my mind.
I shall ever try to drive all evils away from my heart and keep my
love in flower, knowing that thou hast thy seat in the inmost shrine of my heart.
And it shall be my endeavour to reveal thee in my actions, knowing it
is thy power gives me strength to act.
| Scheme | AX AX XX XX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111110111110110 11101101111 1110111101111110 11111111001110011 111011111001111011 101010111110011111 0111101010110110101 111011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
| Characters | 516 |
| Words | 106 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 50 |
| Words per line (avg) | 13 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 99 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 18, 2023
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