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.…

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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

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Anaphora

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