This is an analysis of Corn Grinders by Sarojini Naidu.

O little mouse, why dost thou cry
While merry stars laugh in the sky?…

Browse poems by Sarojini Naidu

Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aa BccbddB cc Be ebeeB ff BggbhhB
  • Stanza lengths: 2,7,2,2,5,2,7,
  • Metre: 11011111 11011001 01011101 11011101 11010101 001101001 11100101 11110101 01011101 11011111 101101001 01011101 11010101 11010011 01010101 01010101 11110101 01011101 11011111 01010101 01011101 11011101 110101000 11011101 111001010 1111010010 01011101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 33

Repeated words/phrases

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