Analysis of Tz'u No. 16 (Bajiao)

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



Who planted the Bajiao tree under my windows?
Its shade fills the courtyard;
Its shade fills the courtyard...

Leaf to leaf, heart to heart,
  folding and unfolding,
It expresses boundless affection.

Sad and broken-hearted, lying awake on my pillow,
  Late into the night
    I hear the sound of rain.

It drips and splashes, cool and melancholy;
It drips and splashes, cool and melancholy....

Lonely for my beloved, grief-stricken,
  I cannot endure the mournful sound
    of rain.


Scheme xAA xxb xxc DD bxc
Poetic Form
Metre 11001110110 11101 11101 111111 100010 101010010 10101010011110 10101 110111 1101010100 1101010100 101101110 110010101 11
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 477
Words 78
Sentences 7
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 2, 3
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 73
Words per stanza (avg) 15
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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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