This is an analysis of Rubaiyat 29 by Shams al-Din Hafiz Shirazi.

I long for your hug and kiss,
I want the wine that will bliss.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaXa
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 1111111 1101101 1110101 1011111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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