Analysis of Tz'u No. 16 (Bajiao)
Li Ching Chao 1804 (Jinan, Shandong) – 1155 (Shaoxing, Zhejiang)
Who planted the Bajiao tree under my windows?
Its shade fills the courtyard;
Its shade fills the courtyard...
Leaf to leaf, heart to heart,
folding and unfolding,
It expresses boundless affection.
Sad and broken-hearted, lying awake on my pillow,
Late into the night
I hear the sound of rain.
It drips and splashes, cool and melancholy;
It drips and splashes, cool and melancholy....
Lonely for my beloved, grief-stricken,
I cannot endure the mournful sound
of rain.
Scheme | xAA xxb xxc DD bxc |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11001110110 11101 11101 111111 100010 101010010 10101010011110 10101 110111 1101010100 1101010100 101101110 110010101 11 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 477 |
Words | 78 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 2, 3 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 73 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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