Analysis of I Danced Before My Giridhara
I danced before my Giridhara.
Again and again I dance
To please that discerning critic,
And put His former love to the test.
I put on the anklets
Of the love of Shyam,
And behold! My Mohan stays true.
Worldly shame and family custom
I have cast to the winds.
I do not forget the beauty of the Beloved
Even for an instant.
Mira is dyed deeply in the dye of Hari.
| Scheme | ABCDEFAFGHIA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110111 0100111 11101010 011101101 111010 10111 00111011 101010010 111101 111010101001 101110 101110001110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 358 |
| Words | 74 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 281 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 72 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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