Analysis of Viewing Cac-Co Cavern
Ho Xuan Huong 1772 (Nghe An) – 1822
Heaven and earth brought forth this rocky mass
its face cut by a deep crevasse
crack's dark mouth shagged with moss
pines rocking in wind rush.
Here sweet water spatters down
and the path into the cleft is dark.
Praise whoever sculpted stone
then left it bare for all to see.
Here is another translation of the same poem:
Yin and Yang created this chunk of rock;
A deep and dark crack split it into two blocks.
Moss covered openings expose themselves with impudence
Wind enhanced firs produce sound of rhythmic cadence.
Drops of romantic water fall with splash
Roads to nowhere lead in dark labyrinth.
Praise to the scuptor inventing this distortion
Indecent exposure invites lots of observation.
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Metre | 1001111101 1111011 111111 110011 1110101 001010111 1010101 11111111 1101001010110 1010101111 01011110111 110100010111 101101111010 1101010111 11110110 11010101010 0100100111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 688 |
Words | 121 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 63 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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