Analysis of The Orchid
Mingzhao Xu 1983 (Guangzhou)
To touch its tempting petals,
piercing plumb and blue,
To fly upon its vibrant wings and splendid hue,
To leap a many mile,
and land into
the deep, both pure and wild.
| Scheme | ABBCBD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111010 10101 110111010101 110101 0101 011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 170 |
| Words | 36 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 130 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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