The Drawbacks Of Poverty by Confucius: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Drawbacks Of Poverty that begins with:

On the left of the way, a russet pear-tree
Stands there all alone--a fit image of me....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aABbaAXaABbaA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100101011 11101011001 10110111111 10111001011 001011111111 11101101001 10100101011 11101011001 10110111111 110001001111 00101111111 11101101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 275
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10

  • 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; of is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word day at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of The Drawbacks Of Poverty;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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