This is an analysis of Rubaiyat 38 by Shams al-Din Hafiz Shirazi.
Bring me the cup that preys on joy;
Bring me a lover who is shy and coy.…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aaXa
- Stanza lengths: 4,
- Metre: 11011111 1101010111 011111101 11001101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 4
Repeated words/phrases
bring, and, me
Anaphora
bring
