Analysis of Tz'u No. 9 (Weary)

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



To the tune of "Rinsing Silk Stream"

Saddened by the dying spring, I am too weary
  to rearrange my hair.
Plum flowers, newly fallen, drift about the courtyard
  in the evening wind.
The moon looks pale and light clouds float
  to and fro.

Incense lies idle in the jade duck-shaped burner.
The cherry-red bed-curtain is drawn close,
  concealing its tassels.
Can Tung-Hsi's horn still ward off the cold?


Scheme X XXXXXX XAAX
Poetic Form
Metre 10111011 101010111110 10111 110101010101 00101 01110111 101 011100011110 0101110111 01011 111111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 401
Words 70
Sentences 7
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 1, 6, 4
Lines Amount 11
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 104
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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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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