Analysis of Weaving at Night
Ho Xuan Huong 1772 (Nghe An) – 1822
Lampwick turned up, the room glows white.
The looms moves easily all night long
as feet work and push below.
Nimbly the shuttle flies in and out,
wide or narrow, big or small, sliding in snug.
Long or short, it glides out smoothly.
Girls who do it right, let it soak.
Here is another translation of the same poem:
Light turned on, it is found such a white,
The stalk moves slightly and repeatedly all night.
Pushing with the feet, but lightly release,
Shuttle passing through brings joy and ease.
Large or narrow, small or big they all fit,
Long and short, size and form so be it.
To make it best, girl needs to soak it with care .
The cloth color won't fade before three whole years.
Scheme | AX XX XX X X AA XX BB XX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110111 011100111 1110101 100101001 11101111001 11111110 11111111 1101001010110 111111101 011100010011 1010111001 101011101 1110111111 101101111 11111111111 01101101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 677 |
Words | 130 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 59 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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