Analysis of Phyllidula
Ezra Pound 1885 (Hailey) – 1972 (Venice)
Phyllidula is scrawny but amorous,
Thus have the gods awarded her,
That in pleasure she receives more than she can give;
If she does not count this blessed
Let her change her religion.
| Scheme | ABCDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tanka (60%) Cinquain (20%) |
| Metre | 11101100 11010100 101010111111 1111111 1010010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 188 |
| Words | 35 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 148 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 09, 2023
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