This is an analysis of the poem The Thorn Of The Lotus that begins with:

In my lotus-lake there remains only the
thorn of the lotus....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcdXbXabXccefeXfXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101101100 10010 100100101 1011011001 10 01010110 010 11101010 010 11110010001 1000101 00100110101 101010101 101 0010111001 10011 0010011010 0101000101 0100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 361
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; lotus, my are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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  • summary of The Thorn Of The Lotus;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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