This is an analysis of Rubaiyat 07 by Shams al-Din Hafiz Shirazi.

A new challenge everyday
You keep away and delay;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaXa
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 0110101 1101101 1110101 11100101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4