Analysis of I Was Dead
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi 1207 (Balkh) – 1273 (Konya )
i was dead
i came alive
i was tears
i became laughter
all because of love
when it arrived
my temporal life
from then on
changed to eternal
love said to me
you are not
crazy enough
you don't
fit this house
i went and
became crazy
crazy enough
to be in chains
love said
you are not
intoxicated enough
you don't
fit the group
i went and
got drunk
drunk enough
to overflow
with light-headedness
love said
you are still
too clever
filled with
imagination and skepticism
i went and
became gullible
and in fright
pulled away
from it all
love said
you are a candle
attracting everyone
gathering every one
around you
i am no more
a candle spreading light
i gather no more crowds
and like smoke
i am all scattered now
love said
you are a teacher
you are a head
and for everyone
you are a leader
i am no more
not a teacher
not a leader
just a servant
to your wishes
love said
you already have
your own wings
i will not give you
more feathers
and then my heart
pulled itself apart
and filled to the brim
with a new light
overflowed with fresh life
now even the heavens
are thankful that
because of love
i have become
the giver of light
Scheme | axbc dxexf gHIJx KgIx AHiJx Kxixb Axcxl Kfmxx Afnno Pmxxx Acanc Pccxx Axxox qqxme xxdlm |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111 1101 111 10110 10111 1101 11001 111 11010 1111 111 1001 11 111 110 0110 1001 1101 11 111 010001 11 101 110 11 101 110 111 11 111 110 11 00100100 110 01100 001 101 111 11 11010 01010 1001001 011 1111 010101 110111 011 111101 11 11010 1101 0110 11010 1111 1010 1010 1010 1110 11 10101 111 11111 110 0111 10101 01101 1011 01111 110010 1101 0111 1101 01011 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 1,059 |
Words | 222 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 15 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 73 |
Letters per line (avg) | 12 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 60 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 13, 2023
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