This is an analysis of Tidings Of Union by Shams al-Din Hafiz Shirazi.

Where are the tidings of union? that I may arise-
Forth from the dust I will rise up to welcome thee!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdXecdcefbfXfbacfca X
  • Stanza lengths: 22,1,
  • Metre: 1101001011101 100110110101 1110101101101 1011100100111 1010111110011 1110010110100 011010110101 111100101101 0100101100111 011110110101 101110101001 1011110111 110111101101 111110101101 110011101100 11011111011 111011100101 00101111011001 111110101101 1101011101011 110100101011 0011111111101 0101101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 23

Repeated words/phrases

of, thy, to, and

Anadiplosis

rise