Analysis of Tz'u No. 15
Li Ching Chao 1804 (Jinan, Shandong) – 1155 (Shaoxing, Zhejiang)
To the tune of "Rinsing Silk Stream"
Thousands of light flakes of crushed gold
for its blossoms,
Trimmed jade for its layers of leaves.
This flower has the air of scholar Yen Fu.
How brilliant!
Plum flowers are too common;
Lilacs too coarse when compared.
Yet, its penetrating fragrance
drives away my fond dreams
of far away places.
How merciless!
| Scheme | X XXXXX XXXXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10111011 10111111 1110 11111011 11010111011 110 1101110 111101 1110010 101111 110110 1100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 355 |
| Words | 62 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 5, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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