Poetry other variations of "shi" poetry, generally either a four line (quatrain, or "jueju") or else an eight line poem is normal; either way with the even numbered lines rhyming. The line length is scanned by according number of characters (according to the convention that one character equals one syllable), and are predominantly either five or seven characters long, with a caesura before the final three syllables. The lines are generally end-stopped, considered as a series of couplets, and exhibit verbal parallelism as a key poetic device. The "old style" verse ("gushi") is less formally strict than the "jintishi", or regulated
A Stanza of Sunlight on the Banks of Brahmaputra "Art of Living Guide", wrote about her unique experiences of composing poetry through exploration of the spiritual and heritage contents in company of her co-author Arnab Jan Deka along the river Brahmaputra. The London Poetry Library, which collects and preserves books of poetry of high literary value, has given "A Stanza of Sunlight on the Banks of Brahmaputra" a place of pride in its library in London. This constitutes the first such official recognition to Assamese poetry. A Stanza of Sunlight on the Banks of Brahmaputra A Stanza of Sunlight on the Banks of Brahmaputra is the historic first collaborative