Analysis of Tanka Poetic Art Form
Told in just five lines,
A Tanka verse is compact,
Not too long at all,
Keeping it very simple,
As a poetic art form.
| Scheme | ABCDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tanka |
| Metre | 10111 011110 11111 1011010 1001011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 117 |
| Words | 28 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
A “sonnet” in five lines, a Tanka is a Japanese-style poem to be treasured. This five-line Tanka poem is written in a 5-7-5-7-7 metric base as an acrostic to amplify that which is parsimoniously expressed in poetry.
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Written on May 14, 2022
Submitted by karlcfolkes on May 14, 2022
Modified by karlcfolkes on January 16, 2024
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