Analysis of Tz'u No. 8

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



To the tune of "Rinsing Silk Stream"

My courtyard is small, windows idle,
  spring is getting old.
Screens unrolled cast heavy shadows.
In my upper-story chamber, speechless,
  I play on my jasper lute.

Clouds rising from distant mountains
  hasten the fall of dusk.
Gentle wind and drizzling rain
  cause a pervading gloom.
Pear blossoms can hardly keep from withering,
  but droop.


Scheme X XXXXX XXXXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 10111011 11111010 11101 111101 0110101010 1111101 11011010 100111 10101001 100101 11011011100 11
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 380
Words 63
Sentences 7
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 1, 5, 6
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 100
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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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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