This is an analysis of the poem Pu Suan Tzu that begins with:

A fragment moon hangs from the bare tung tree
The water clock runs out, all is still...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101100111 010111101 11011011101 1000101100111 1011111 010111 1011011000110 01011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Pu Suan Tzu;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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