This is an analysis of Ghazal 62 by Shams al-Din Hafiz Shirazi.

Well done O messenger, bring a message from my friend
Willingly I'll give my own life for the sake of my friend.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaababacacadada
  • Stanza lengths: 16,
  • Metre: 1111001010011 10011111101011 10100011011011 01010010111011 110010100111 01011101111 00111101101001 0101110011111 101110101011 10011011011 1111100110101 011111111 111101110101 11110100011011 00101001010101 1110101011
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 16

Repeated words/phrases

my, friend, i

Anaphora

i

Epiphora

friend