This is an analysis of the poem The River And Its Waves Are One that begins with:

The river and its waves are one
surf: where is the difference between the river and its waves? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab bcba aXc XbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010111 110010001010101 10110 00010 1101 00011001 111100010 01010111 101100010110 0100110 01110111 1011100001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it is repeated.

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