This is an analysis of the poem Ode To The Plum Blossom that begins with:

Wind and rain escorted Spring's departure,
Flying snow welcomes Spring's return. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbacXc XXaXaXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1110101010 10110101 1011110111 0101111 1111110110101 0001000011010 1010101011 101100011 11011010101010100101 101010100101 101011111 110100100 1110110101 010101001 1010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 331
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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