Analysis of Riaz
they jeered my freewill and laughed at my core A
relentless dictation of life and rules B
walking drums more suited to be mere mules B
vile eyesore for several days I bore A
failed to store cruelty, had to let it pour; A
fools hissed at cons, raging molecules; B
curses poured in ampoules through my loose stool X
no to abhor as I deserve splendor X
revenge firmly planted in my aura C
thick-leather belts helped tame my relatives X
the effect on my spirits, elative; X
damp air, better to study The Torah; C
a few dirtied their clothes with yellow stains D
too bad gains soared at the expense of pains. D
Scheme | A B B A A B X X C X X C D D |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111101111 0100101101 1011101111 11110111 1111011111 11111010 101011111 1101110110 0110100110 1101111100 00111101 1110110010 011111101 1111100111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 590 |
Words | 119 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 14 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 33 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 7 |
About this poem
It is about a young man whose light was dimmed by surrounding relatives.
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Submitted by Cool40Dhaka on January 18, 2023
Modified by Cool40Dhaka on January 19, 2023
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