This is an analysis of the poem Peitaiho that begins with:

A rainstorm sweeps down on this northern land,
White breakers leap to the sky. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXccXbdda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111110101 1101001 11011100 11101010 1111 10110001 10010100100101 11001001001 01010111 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 354
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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 Peitaiho;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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