This is an analysis of Her Hand by Jayanta Mahapatra.

The little girl's hand is made of darkness
How will I hold it?…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aX ba Xb Xc Xc
  • Stanza lengths: 2,2,2,2,2,
  • Metre: 0101101010 10110 01011010101 11011001011 01100100101 10101010101 0101110110 11010 010110010 01011010010
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 10