Fishing In The Wei River Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLDMNOPF| In waters still as a burnished mirror's face | A |
| In the depths of Wei carp and grayling swim | B |
| Idly I come with my bamboo fishing rod | C |
| And hang my hook by the banks of Wei stream | D |
| A gentle wind blows on my fishing gear | E |
| Softly shaking my ten feet of line | F |
| Though my body sits waiting for fish to come | G |
| My heart has wandered to the Land of Nothingness | H |
| Long ago a white headed man | I |
| Also fished at the same river's side | J |
| A hooker of men not a hooker of fish | K |
| At seventy years he caught Wen Wang | L |
| But I when I come to cast my hook in the stream | D |
| Have no thought either of fish or men | M |
| Lacking the skill to capture either prey | N |
| I can only bask in the autumn water's light | O |
| When I tire of this my fishing also stops | P |
| I go to my home and drink my cup of wine | F |
Bai Juyi
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