Analysis of Parting Words
Rabindranath Tagore 1861 (Kolkata) – 1941 (Kolkata)
When I go from hence
let this be my parting word,
that what I have seen is unsurpassable.
I have tasted of the hidden honey of this lotus
that expands on the ocean of light,
and thus am I blessed
---let this be my parting word.
In this playhouse of infinite forms
I have had my play
and here have I caught sight of him that is formless.
My whole body and my limbs
have thrilled with his touch who is beyond touch;
and if the end comes here, let it come
---let this be my parting word.
| Scheme | aBc xxxB xca xxxB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111 1111101 1111111 11101010101110 101101011 01111 1111101 01111001 11111 01111111111 1110011 1111111011 010111111 1111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 493 |
| Words | 100 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 3, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 30, 2023
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