Poem analysis

CHISATO ŌYE

ŌYE NO CHISATO

THIS night the cheerless autumn moon
  Doth all my mind enthrall;
But others also have their griefs,
  For autumn on us all
  Hath cast her gloomy pall.

This poem was written by Chisato Oye and he lived during the end of the 9th century. This poem is an example of a Tanka, which is a short song that usually talks about a emotional response to a personal thing. In this poem Chisato Oye talks about the season Autumn. In this particular season cast a gloomy cloud over people making them depressed. The theme of this poem is the sad season that is occurring and the tone of this poem is sadness.

Some cultural values that is being communicated in this Tanka is the depressed atmosphere during the cold seasons. This is not just East Asian cultural thing but mostly the north region of the world. Most region there has some very cold times that causes depression. Sometimes the weather can affect our mood like what this poem is communicating to us.