Analysis of Alas for Youth
Hakim Abu'l-Qasim Ferdowsi Tusi Firdowsi 0940 (Tus) – 1020 (Tus)
Much have I labored, much read o'er
Of Arabic and Persian lore,
Collecting tales unknown and known;
Now two and sixty years are flown.
Regret, and deeper woe of sin,
'Tis all that youth has ended in,
And I with mournful thoughts rehearse
Bu Táhir Khusrawáni's verse:
'I mind me of my youth and sigh,
Alas for youth, for youth gone by!'
| Scheme | ABCCDDEEFF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (40%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 111101110 11000101 01010101 11010111 01010111 11111100 01110101 111111 11111101 01111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 336 |
| Words | 65 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 256 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 62 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 02, 2023
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