This is an analysis of Still Heart by Rabindranath Tagore.
When I give up the helm
I know that the time has come for thee to take it.…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: Xabc Xaca db Xede
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,2,4,
- Metre: 111101 111011111010 11001001001 10010 110111 110011010111 1101010011001 1111 111111110010101 1100101011101101 111010111001 1011101 10100011011 110011111
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 14
Repeated words/phrases
your, and
Anaphora
and