Analysis of Tz'u No. 11
Li Ching Chao 1804 (Jinan, Shandong) – 1155 (Shaoxing, Zhejiang)
To the tune of "Lamentation"
It was far into the night when, intoxicated,
I took off my ornaments;
The plum flower withered in my hair.
Recovered from tipsiness,
the lingering smell of wine
broke my fond dream
before my dreaming soul could find
my way home.
All is quiet.
The moon lingers,
And the emerald screen hangs low.
I caress the withered flower,
Fondle the fragrant petals,
Trying to bring back the lost time.
Scheme | A XBX BAXXX XXXXXX |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 10111 111010110100 1111100 011010011 01011 0100111 1111 01110111 111 1110 0110 0010111 10101010 1001010 10111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 423 |
Words | 76 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 3, 5, 6 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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