This is an analysis of Rubaiyat 24 by Shams al-Din Hafiz Shirazi.

At dawn your eyes from Jupiter learn
O God, may fantasies of my mind burn.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaXa
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 111101001 1111000111 0101011001 10101011
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4