This is an analysis of To A Buddha Seated On A Lotus by Sarojini Naidu.

LORD BUDDHA, on thy Lotus-throne,
With praying eyes and hands elate,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababaa cXcXdd bebeaa afafgg hbhbaa
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Metre: 11011101 01011101 11010111 01001100 111000011 010100101 01011101 01010011 01011101 01001101 11011101 111000101 11001101 01010011 010010001 010010101 110101001 11001101 01011101 110100010 10010001 011111110 11110101 010010011 01010101 111001001 11110101 01000100 11110101 01001101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 30

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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