Analysis of Tell me Brother
Tell me, Brother, how can I renounce Maya?
When I gave up the tying of ribbons, still I tied my garment about me:
When I gave up tying my garment, still I covered my body in its folds.
So, when I give up passion, I see that anger remains;
And when I renounce anger, greed is with me still;
And when greed is vanquished, pride and vainglory remain;
When the mind is detached and casts Maya away, still it clings to the letter.
Kabîr says, 'Listen to me, dear Sadhu! the true path is rarely found.'
| Scheme | ABCDEFGH |
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| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11101110110 1111010110111110011 1111101101110110011 11111101111001 011011011111 01111010101 1011010110011111010 1111011110111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
| Characters | 502 |
| Words | 99 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 47 |
| Words per line (avg) | 12 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 378 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 96 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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