This is an analysis of the poem To The Tune Of that begins with:

The fragrance of the pink lotus
fails, the jade mat hints of autumn. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabbc bcbXbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000110 10111010 101100111 10100100 0101 1011001 0100010011 010110101 100110001 10010110 10110101010 100011 01001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of To The Tune Of;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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