Analysis of Zen part 3
Samurai warrior
Met a Zen master
The gates of heaven and hell
The path I need to know please tell
A warrior but look a beggar
Said the teacher with laughter
Angry the Samurai removed
The sword from its sheath
Master replied Removal was the gates of hell
Realizing was the gates of Heaven
Banks of a river
A boy asked a Master
Standing on the opposite bank
The other side how do I land
Kindly lend me a hand
You are already on the other side
Be aware before you decide
Kings asks his teacher
Enlightened Master
What happens to a realized soul
Who's time has come to part this world
I don't know replied the monk
Realised you are hence I asked
Realised I dont know dead defenitely not the master said
| Scheme | AABBAAXXBX AAXCCDD AAXXXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10100 10110 0111001 01111111 010011010 1010110 1001001 01111 100101010111 100101110 11010 011010 10101001 01011111 101101 1101010101 1010111 11110 01010 11010101 11111111 1110101 111111 11111110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 675 |
| Words | 134 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10, 7, 7 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 188 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
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