Analysis of "秋蕊香引" - Classical Chinese Poetry

Introduction "秋蕊香引" is not the poem’s subject in the modern sense, but its cípái—the tune pattern t…

Analysis of "西平乐" - Classical Chinese Poetry

Introduction "西平乐" (Xī Píng Lè), or "Joy of Western Peace," is a celebrated ci poem by the Northern…

Analysis of "法曲献仙音" - Classical Chinese Poetry

Introduction The poem "法曲献仙音" (Fǎ Qǔ Xiàn Xiān Yīn), whose title translates to "Music from the LawB…

Analysis of "婆罗门令" - Classical Chinese Poetry

Introduction "婆罗门令" is a cí (lyric) tune pattern rather than the name of a single universally known…

Analysis of "巫山一段云" - Classical Chinese Poetry

Introduction "巫山一段云" (Wūshān Yī Duàn Yún) is not originally the title of a single poem in the moder…

Analysis of "采莲令" - Classical Chinese Poetry

Introduction "采莲令" (Cǎi Lián Lìng) is a cí lyric by Liu Yong (Liǔ Yǒng, 柳永), one of the most import…

Analysis of "归朝欢" - Classical Chinese Poetry

Introduction "归朝欢" (Guī Cháo Huān) is the name of a cí tune pattern rather than the title of a sing…

Analysis of "迷仙引" - Classical Chinese Poetry

Introduction "迷仙引" (Mí Xiān Yǐn) is a cí (词), a lyric form of classical Chinese poetry that was ori…

Analysis of "佳人醉" - Classical Chinese Poetry

Introduction “佳人醉” (Jiā Rén Zuì, “The Beautiful Lady Is Drunk”) is the name of a cí tune pattern, a…

Analysis of "征部乐" - Classical Chinese Poetry

Introduction “征部乐” (Zhēng Bù Yuè) is the name of a cí tune pattern rather than the title of a poem …

Analysis of "慢卷绸" - Classical Chinese Poetry

Introduction The phrase 慢卷绸 (màn juǎn chóu, “slowly rolling silk”) is not the title of a widely tra…

Analysis of "尉迟杯" - Classical Chinese Poetry

Introduction 尉迟杯 (Yuchi Bei) is not originally the title of a single poem, but a cí tune pattern (c…