This is an analysis of the poem Visiting The Hsi-Lin Temple that begins with:

I dismount from my horse at the Hsi-Lin Temple;
I hurry forward, speeding with light cane....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcXXXc XcXbaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110011101110 1101010011 00101110100101 001010101000101 00101001011 0111010101 1010110011101 1010100100011 011010110 010011011001 1010101000101 101011000101 1011111011 110010010010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 345
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, in, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, in, men are repeated.

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  • summary of Visiting The Hsi-Lin Temple;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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