Published 2022
“…For the purposes of this thesis, 100 ghazals were written with the aim of following these eight requirements: (1) the ghazals should be between 5–12 couplets; (2) the ghazal should contain no enjambments; (3) each couplet should stand alone; (4) the ghazal should have a
rhyme scheme and a refrain; (5) each line must be of the same length; (6) the last couplet should contain the takhalus; (7) the scheme of rhyme and refrain should occur in both lines of the first couplet and then only in the second of every succeeding couplet; (8) ghazals should be written in terse language that evokes sorrow, heartbreak, and constant longing. …”
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