This is an analysis of I Have Learnt A Secre by Bulleh Shah.

I have learnt a secret
A secret I’ve learnt…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: AA XaXa AA XXXaXAA
  • Stanza lengths: 2,4,2,7,
  • Metre: 111010 01011 1001 00101 0101 11101 111010 01011 01101 11110 11100100 11111 111010 01011
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 14