This is an analysis of Lay Not Reproach At The Drunkard's Door by Shams al-Din Hafiz Shirazi.
LAY not reproach at the drunkard's door
Oh Fanatic, thou that art pure of soul;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abXacbc dbbdaba eaaefaf eXgegggXffffcfc
- Stanza lengths: 7,7,7,15,
- Metre: 110110101 1010111101 1110101010 010101111 11101111011 11001111001 110100111 110100101 1010010111 100101101 11110101 010110101 10101001111 10110100101 00101001011 1110101101 110100101 00101011001 1110011101 1110100101 1011111100 1010101011 110101100 0100100111 1011100101 110100101 1010101011 111101011111 10101100101 1111100101 0010111101 1011101111 001101001 011111111 1111111001
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 5
- Lines: 35
Repeated words/phrases
of, thou
