An Ode Of Congratulation by Confucius: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem An Ode Of Congratulation that begins with:

The russet pear-tree stands there all alone;
How bright the growth of fruit upon it shown!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Aabbccc Aaddeee ffXaggg hhccXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101111101 1101010101 01011101010 11011111010 1111011001 1101010101 10110011101 0101111101 11010111001 010101011001 1111110101 01110101101 0111011111 01011100111 1111011101 0011100100101 11011001010 1111011101 1101011100 11010011101 0111110101 0111111101 1101010101 0101111011 1101011011 11111111100 1101110111 11111100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 319
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of An Ode Of Congratulation;
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