This is an analysis of the poem Li-Taï-Pé that begins with:

à Ernest Cabanel
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXaX XXXXX XXXXX bXaXa bXXXX XXcXc XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100 1111110 1001100 11011 1111011 110001 110110 11001 01111100 0111 110100 1100110 1110110 1001100 1011010 0110 1010111 0101010 1111011 1111110 011111 1101001 0100110 1111111 1011 1011110 1000010 1100110 110110 111110 101111 011011 0111111 1110111 01111 1111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Li-Taï-Pé;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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