This is an analysis of Lamenting Widow by Ho Xuan Huong.

A woman wails, boo hoo, mourning her man
Shut up, shame on you, don't cry to the hills!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 0101111001 1111111001 1101011111 1101001111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4

Repeated words/phrases

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