This is an analysis of the poem Lotus Hurt By The Cold that begins with:

How many times, like lotus lilies risen
Upon the surface of a river, there ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba caac XddX aeea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11011101010 0101000101 1101011101 11001101010 1111110001 1100100100010 11010001010 01001111001 1111011110 01011011111 01010101011 0111010101 1101010101 11010101110 01010111110 11010100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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