The name Tanka is of English origin. The meaning of Tanka is gracious. Tanka is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Tan-ka.
Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Scheme is a functional programming language and one of the two main dialects of the programming language Lisp. Unlike Common Lisp, the other main dialect, Scheme follows a minimalist design philosophy specifying a small standard core with powerful tools for language extension.
A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song.It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme; lines designated with the same letter all rhyme with each other. basic distinction is between rhyme schemes that apply to a single stanza, and those that continue their pattern throughout an entire poem (see chain rhyme). There are also more elaborate related forms, like the sestina-which requires repetition of exact words in a complex pattern.