This is an analysis of I Write Of That Journey by Mirabai.

I remember how my mother would hold me.
I would look up at her sometimes and see her weep.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aX bcXX bdd edXff XaXffe Xecc
  • Stanza lengths: 2,4,3,5,6,4,
  • Metre: 10101110111 111110011101 1101111100 11101 010 1 111010101 101 10 110101 00101 01010 111 11 01001101 1010101001 110110 00101 11 1 1011 001101011 0011001 0101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

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