Analysis of As in a Dream
Li Ching Chao 1804 (Jinan, Shandong) – 1155 (Shaoxing, Zhejiang)
To the melody of "Ru Meng Lin"
Last night in the light rain as rough winds blew,
My drunken sleep left me no merrier.
I question one that raised the curtain, who
Replies: "The wild quince trees -- are as they were."
But no, but no!
Their rose is waning, and their green leaves grow.
| Scheme | X ABABCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101001111 1100111111 1101111100 1101110101 0101111110 1111 1111001111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 297 |
| Words | 58 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 7 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 107 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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