Analysis of Burning Lamp



The burning lamp
Never thinks
It is lonely

Dispelling darkness
It spreads
Light lovely

The burning lamp
Is itself
The success story

It is the
Symbol of
Radiant glory

It stands for
Rarest of the rare
Sacrificial devotion

Hats off
To its
Dazzling mission


Scheme Axb xxb Axb xxb xxc xxc
Poetic Form
Metre 0101 101 1110 01010 11 110 0101 101 00110 110 101 10010 111 10101 010010 11 11 10010
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 247
Words 46
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 12
Words per line (avg) 2
Letters per stanza (avg) 35
Words per stanza (avg) 7
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Submitted on February 24, 2017

Modified on March 22, 2023

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