Celebrating T'Ae-Sze's Freedom From Jealousy by Confucius: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Celebrating T'Ae-Sze's Freedom From Jealousy that begins with:

In the South are the trees whose branches are bent,
And droop in such fashion that o'er their extent...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAbAAb AAcAac AAdAAd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 00110111011 110110110101 101001011 11101001111 01011010101 101001101 00110111011 110110110101 101001011 11101001111 01011000101 101001011 00110111011 110110110101 101001001 11101001111 01011010101 101001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 264
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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.

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