Analysis of Palanquin Bearers
Sarojini Naidu 1879 (Hyderabad) – 1949 (Lucknow)
Lightly, O lightly we bear her along,
She sways like a flower in the wind of our song;
She skims like a bird on the foam of a stream,
She floats like a laugh from the lips of a dream.
Gaily, O gaily we glide and we sing,
We bear her along like a pearl on a string.
Softly, O softly we bear her along,
She hangs like a star in the dew of our song;
She springs like a beam on the brow of the tide,
She falls like a tear from the eyes of a bride.
Lightly, O lightly we glide and we sing,
We bear her along like a pearl on a string.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011011001 1110100011101 11101101101 11101101101 1011011011 11001101101 1011011001 111010011101 11101101101 11101101101 1011011011 11001101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 525 |
Words | 118 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 199 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 58 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 21, 2023
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