This is an analysis of Ghazal 12 by Shams al-Din Hafiz Shirazi.

The bright moon reflects your radiant face
Your snowcapped cheekbones supply water of grace…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabaaabaXaXa XaXaXaXaXaaa X
  • Stanza lengths: 14,12,1,
  • Metre: 0110111001 110011011001 11010101100011 11011011011001 11110101011 1111011111 11010100101 11011111 10010110101 01010111110101 11101111110001 1111101011111 11010110101 0111111101 1110111010101 11010101011 1010111010111 1011100100101 10101101101 11111010111111 1111010010001001 1010010110101101 1111011101 1111010101 11001101111 1111011011 010110100
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 27

Repeated words/phrases

your, my, of