This is an analysis of the poem Before The Cask Of Wine that begins with:

The spring wind comes from the east and quickly passes,
Leaving faint ripples in the wine of the golden bowl....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc dbcefX efXda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0011100111010 1011000100101 0101110110010 110111 110101001 1110111110 101101 01011001 1101001 111 001001 101010001100 1100011011111 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Before The Cask Of Wine;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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