Analysis of The Peepal tree



A peepal tree, standing upright several centuries
with its hanging roots.
As if a sage with matted hair,
Concentrating in religious austerities.

He is witness of many eventualities
which make him more solemn.
He is the evidence of metamorphical society
Which is manifested by philanthropists.

He knows the absolute truth
that life is ephemeral,
so he remains unperturbed
to see Nobel death.

You can hear secrecy
if you stand underneath of him.
He will whisper to you,
the causes of his celibacy.

He is witness of many ups and downs.
He knows 'Time' has absolute power,
everything changes in course of time
from smiling faces to frowns.

His mighty heart provides repose
to human beings, animals, insects.
Thus he spreads his boughs
to cast shadows.

He is conquerer of three times,
holding infinite tolerance,
so he is wise
resemblance of conscience.


Scheme AXXA AXBX XXXX BXXB CXXC DXXD XEXE
Poetic Form
Metre 011100110100 11101 1101111 10000101 11101101 111110 110100110100 1110010100 110101 1110100 110101 11011 111100 1110111 111011 010111000 1110110101 11111010 10100111 1101011 11010101 110101001 11111 111 111111 10100100 1111 010110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 854
Words 164
Sentences 12
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 98
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Submitted by swarup on May 28, 2022

Modified by swarup on May 29, 2022

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Swarup Bhattacharya

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