This is an analysis of the poem On The Road To T'Ien-T- Ai that begins with:

On the Road to T'ien-T- Ai
Wrapped, surrounded by ten thousand mountains. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X a XXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Metre: 1010111 1010111010 111101 0111111011 11111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 37
  • Average number of words per stanza: 7
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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