Analysis of Tz'u No. 12

Li Ching Chao 1804 (Jinan, Shandong) – 1155 (Shaoxing, Zhejiang)



To the tune of "Happy Event Is Nigh"

The wind ceases; fallen flowers pile high.
Outside my screen, petals collect in heaps of red
  and snow-white.

This reminds me that after the blooming
  of the cherry-apple tree
It is time to lament the dying spring.

Singing and drinking have come to an end;
  jade cups are empty;
Lamps are flickering.

Hardly able to bear the sorrows and regrets
   of my dreams,
I hear the mournful cry of the cuckoo.


Scheme A AXX BCB XCB XXX
Poetic Form
Metre 1011100111 0110101011 111110010111 011 1011110010 1010101 1111010101 1001011111 11110 11100 101011010001 111 110101101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 436
Words 81
Sentences 6
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 1, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 68
Words per stanza (avg) 16
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Li Ching Chao

Li Qingzhao, pseudonym Householder of Yi'an (易安居士), was a Chinese poet and essayist during the Song dynasty.[2] She is considered one of the greatest poets in Chinese history. more…

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