This is an analysis of the poem Mêng Hao-Jan that begins with:

True-Taoist, good friend Mêng,
Your madness known to one and all,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011 11010111 11111110 1110111 111111010 010101001 11010111 11010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 280
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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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