This is an analysis of the poem Chuang Tzu And The Butterfly that begins with:

Chuang Tzu in dream became a butterfly,
And the butterfly became Chuang Tzu at waking....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101010101 101010111110 11010101101 1110100101001 01011000100101 01100010000101 011010110110010 11010011 11111010 1101111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 474
  • Average number of words per stanza: 90
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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; butterfly, of are repeated.

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

  • summary of Chuang Tzu And The Butterfly;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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