Analysis of Daughter of Kabuliwala



He is the father
Of a grownup daughter.
He has to return to
his country long after.

When he came to India,
she was only fourteen.
Now she is four years more.
She is the daughter of a Kabuliwala.

Now days start in Kabul
With the 'Fatwas' of Taliban.
We can find there only turmoil
as Talibans are in rule.

The Kabuliwala is only
keen to meet with his daughter.
He ignores,
the conflict for power.

I ignore too,
the outcome of conflict.
But I want
the accomplishment of fatherly instinct.


Scheme AABA XXXC CXCC CAXA BXXX
Poetic Form Etheree  (25%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Quatrain  (20%)
Metre 11010 10110 111011 110110 1111100 111011 111111 11010101 111010 101110 1111101 110101 01110 1111110 101 010110 1011 01110 111 00100110010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 467
Words 91
Sentences 11
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 76
Words per stanza (avg) 18
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Submitted by swarup on August 23, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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