Analysis of Confession III
Ho Xuan Huong 1772 (Nghe An) – 1822
Her lonely boat fated to float aimlessly
midstream, weary with sadness, drifting.
Her hold overflowing with duty and feeling,
bow rocked by storms, adrift and wandering.
She rows on, not caring who tries to dock,
sails on, not caring who tries the rapids.
Whoever comes on board is pleased
as she plucks her guitar, sad and drifting.
Scheme | XA AA XX XA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01011011100 11011010 01100110010 1111010100 1111101111 1111011010 01011111 1110011010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 334 |
Words | 59 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 8 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 66 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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