A Lute of Jade
Li Po, Tu Fu and the classical Chinese poets, in the Wisdom of the East series.
Measured across the book
Across its 1,467 lines, 93% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 92% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.11 times what shuffling the words would give (0.34 observed against 0.31 expected). 18% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Being Selections from the Classical Poets of Chinaiambic tetrameter · 5 linesTs`en-Ts`an a Dream of Springunrhymed · 17 linesT`ung Han-ching the Celestial Weaveriambic dimeter · 16 linesLI Hua an Old Battle-fieldiambic dimeter · 11 linesThe Ancient Balladstrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 32 linesThe Poets of the T`ang Dynasty11 linesThe Influence of Religion on Chinese Poetryiambic tetrameter · 12 linesSadnessiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesTrysting Timeiambic pentameter · 16 linesThe Soldieriambic tetrameter · 24 linesThe Land of Exiletrochaic trimeter · unrhymed · 58 linesTearsiambic tetrameter · ABBACC · 6 linesThe Last Reveliambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 12 linesThe Court of Dreamsiambic tetrameter · 13 linesImpressions of a Travelleranapaestic trimeter · 12 linesThe Lost Oneshort measure · 20 linesA Friend Expectedcommon measure · 16 linesA Night on the Mountainiambic pentameter · ABBA · 32 linesA Dream of Springfourteeners · AABB · 8 linesThe Little Rainiambic heptameter · AABB · 8 linesA Night of Songiambic tetrameter · 20 linesThe Recruiting Sergeantiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 35 linesChants of Autumniambic tetrameter · 16 linesTo the City of Nan-kingiambic pentameter · ABBA · 12 linesMemories with the Dusk Returniambic pentameter · ABBACDDCEEFFGG · 14 linesAn Emperor's Loveiambic pentameter · 18 linesOn the Banks of Jo-yehiambic tetrameter · ABBAB · 20 linesThoughts in a Tranquil Nightiambic trimeter · ABBCCADADD · 10 linesThe Guild of Good-fellowshipiambic pentameter · ABBA · 27 linesUnder the Mooniambic tetrameter · 6 linesDriftingiambic pentameter · AABB · 12 linesThe Song of the Nenupharsiambic heptameter · AABBCC · 12 linesTears in the Springiambic pentameter · 6 linesA World Apartiambic tetrameter · 8 linesChang Jo-huiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 59 linesThe Celestial Weaveriambic pentameter · unrhymed · 19 linesThe Lute Girliambic pentameter · 104 linesThe Never-ending Wrongunrhymed · 8 linesEnnui4 linesBeautyiambic pentameter · AABB · 18 linesRevelrytrochaic tetrameter · 40 linesFlightiambic pentameter · ABBA · 20 linesExilecommon measure · 16 linesReturniambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesHomeiambic pentameter · AABCCB · 30 linesSpirit-Landiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 68 linesThe River and the Leafiambic pentameter · ABBA · 8 linesLake Shangiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesThe Ruined Homeiambic pentameter · 33 linesA Palace StoryAABB · 4 linesPeaceful Old Ageiambic pentameter · 22 linesSleeplessnessiambic pentameter · AABCCB · 12 linesThe Grassiambic pentameter · AABB · 16 linesThe Flower Fairiambic tetrameter · AABB · 26 linesThe Penalties of Rankiambic pentameter · ABBA · 19 linesThe Island of Pinesiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesSpringtideiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 16 linesThe Ancient Windiambic pentameter · 21 linesAn Old Battle-fieldiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 87 linesReturn of Springiambic tetrameter · 12 linesThe Colour of Lifeiambic tetrameter · 12 linesSet Freeanapaestic trimeter · 12 linesFascinationiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEFEF · 12 linesTranquil Reposeiambic tetrameter · 12 linesThe Poet's Visioniambic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesDespondentiambic tetrameter · 12 linesEmbroideriesiambic pentameter · ABBACDECDE · 10 linesConcentrationiambic tetrameter · ABBA · 12 linesMotioniambic tetrameter · 12 linesAutumniambic pentameter · unrhymed · 62 linesAt the Gravesideiambic tetrameter · ABBACCDDEEFGGFHHIJJIKKLMMLNNOPPOQQ · 34 linesThe Odesunrhymed · 6 linesGeneral4 lines
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