Rich in royal worth and valour, rich in holy Vedic lore, Dasa-ratha ruled his empire in the happy days of yore, Loved of men in fair Ayodhya, sprung of ancient Solar Race, Royal rishi in his duty, saintly rishi in his grace, What is the rhyme scheme?

Gautama and Katyayana, Vamadeva priest of yore, Jabali and wise Vijaya versed in holy ancient lore, Poured the fresh and fragrant water on the consecrated king, As the Gods anointed Indra from the pure ethereal spring! Which lines carry the new rhyme?

Brahma and the flaming Agni, Vishnu lord of heavenly light, Indra and benign Vivasat ruler of the azure height, Soma and the radiant Bhaga, and Kuvera lord of gold, And Vidhatri great Creator worshipped by the saints of old, What is the rhyme scheme?

In the early watch of morning to the Gods for blessings pray, To my father Dasa-ratha honour and obeisance pay, To my mother, Queen Kausalya, is thy dearest tendance due, Offer her thy consolation, be a daughter fond and true! What is the rhyme scheme?

From Lakshman's winter speech: Star of Pushya rules December and the night with rime is hoar, And beneath the starry welkin in the woods we sleep no more, What letter pattern do these two lines make?

Romesh Dutt tells the whole Ramayana in rhymed couplets. What letter pattern do three couplets in a row make?

In a rhyme scheme for Dutt's Ramayana, two lines are marked with the same letter. What does that tell you?

Godavari's limpid waters in her gloomy gorges strayed, Unseen rangers of the jungle nestled in the darksome shade! Which word rhymes with 'strayed'?

Dutt's Ramayana rhymes in pairs and keeps a steady beat. Which term names verse with no fixed rhyme scheme and no fixed meter?

Onomatopoeia and alliteration are two names for the same sound device.

Bharat lifted up his glances unto Rama from afar, Unto Sita, unto Lakshman, seated on the Pushpa car, And he wafted high his greetings and he poured his pious lay, As one wafts the chaunted mantra to the rising God of Day! Where does the rhyme change?

Wherefore, Ravan, quails thy bosom, gods against thee strive in vain, Wherefore fear the feeble mortals, homeless hermits, helpless men? Hanuman approached in secret, stealing like a craven spy, Which line breaks the repeated opening?

Mark the smiling lake of lotus gleaming with a radiance fair, Wafting fresh and gentle fragrance o'er the rich and laden air, Mark each scented shrub and creeper bending o'er the lucid wave, Which line breaks the repeated opening?

Need is none of Ravan's army, bid me seek the foe alone, If he hides in sky or ocean or in nether regions thrown, Need is none of gathered forces, Ravan's mandate I obey, Which lines share the repeated opening?

Three of Sita's stanzas end 'Speak to Rama, that his Sita ruthless Ravan bears away!' The next two end 'is by Ravan torn away!' What has Dutt changed?

Answering Ravan, Sita closes two couplets with 'I am Rama's wedded wife!' and closes the couplet after them with 'Rama is my wedded lord!' Which couplet breaks the pattern?

In Rama's Panchavati speech three lines in a row open with 'Where', and the next opens 'And the creeper yields her blossoms'. Which line breaks the opening pattern?

Dutt keeps eight strong beats in every line of the Ramayana. What would a line of only six beats do to the reading?

Frosty air and freshening zephyrs wake to life each mart and plain, And the corn in dewdrop sparkling makes a sea of waving green, What happens to the rhyme in this pair?

Conscious of a deed of darkness fell the fragrant forest breeze, Which sound device is at work here?

Wherefore fear the feeble mortals, homeless hermits, helpless men? Which sound device is at work here?

Rose in proud and peerless beauty on Sarayu's limpid wave! Which sound device is at work here?

Lurid lightnings glint and sparkle, pealing thunders shake the sky, Which sound device is at work here?

Dim and dizzy, faint and faltering, still she sent her piercing cry, Which sound device do 'Dim', 'dizzy', 'faint' and 'faltering' show?

Men to plighted vows were faithful, faithful was each loving wife, Which sound device is at work here?

None who begged the wasted refuse, none who lived by fraud and stealth! Which sound device is at work here?

Massive clouds like rolling mountains gather thick and gather high, Which sound device is at work here?

Where the river laves its margin with a soft and gentle kiss, Where my sweet and soft-eyed Sita may repose in sylvan bliss, Where the lawn is fresh and verdant and the kusa young and bright, Which sound device do these openings show?

Like the thunder's pealing accent rose the loud terrific clang, Which word imitates the sound it names?

Sweeping blasts from western mountains through the gorges whistle by Which device does the word 'whistle' bring to this line?

In thy eyes of limpid lustre dwells a light of love divine, The long i sound repeats in 'eyes', 'light' and 'divine'. Which device is that?

Mute and still were forest creatures when in guise of anchorite, The t sound repeats at the end of 'Mute', 'forest' and 'anchorite'. Which device is that?

Sita ends three stanzas in a row with 'Speak to Rama, that his Sita ruthless Ravan bears away!' What does this repeated line do?

Answering Ravan, Sita first insists 'I am Rama's wedded wife!' and later changes the words to 'Rama is my wedded lord!' What does the change do?

Every line of Dutt's Ramayana carries eight strong beats. What does that steady meter give an epic meant to be heard aloud?

Ravan stood sedate and silent, and he gazed on Rama's queen, What do the repeated s sounds add to this line?

And the firm earth shook and trembled and the hills in echoes rang, What does the word 'rang' add to the moment?

In Lakshman's winter speech three couplets in a row open with the solar chariot rolling southward. What does that repeated opening do?

In Dutt's Ramayana the second line of every pair closes on a rhyme. How does that help someone reciting the epic aloud?

Mute and still were forest creatures when in guise of anchorite, Unto Sita's lonely cottage pressed the Raksha in his might, Mute and voiceless was the jungle as he cast on her his eye, What does the repeated opening word add?