This is an analysis of the poem Tz'U No. 15 that begins with:

To the tune of "Rinsing Silk Stream"
Thousands of light flakes of crushed gold...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abbXX Xacbbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010100110 10011011 1010 11101001 01010101011 110 1101110 1111101 10101010 101111 010110 1100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Tz'U No. 15;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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