Analysis of Monsoon Tandav
Srutimala Duara 1964 (Guwahati, Assam)
The skies clap and crack
and on earth the tandav begins
as monsoon dances
over rice fields and vegetable patches
on thatched huts and cowsheds
Rivers announce their conquests
ravaging grasslands and croplands
front-yards and back-yards
woods and orchards
till water and just water dominates
The destitute squat on the thatched roofs
gazing at the putrid flesh rushing past
and as the dance becomes more spirited
the roofs drift on the gushing waters
taking the starved on their last journey
From the skies
the cosseted minister analyses and appraises
Far below waters flow
Bodies branches roofs utensils float
Reports on his visit flash newspaper headings
While lightning streaks the rural skies
| Scheme | XABBA XAXXX XXXXX CXXXXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01101 0110101 10110 1011010010 11101 100111 100101 11011 1010 110011010 01011011 1010101101 0101011100 011101010 100111110 101 011000100010 101101 101010101 01111011010 11010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 699 |
| Words | 113 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 146 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
Font size:
2 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Monsoon Tandav" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 1 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/106592/monsoon-tandav>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Srutimala Duara poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In