Analysis of The Cherry Blossoms

Belinda Richmond 1979 (Chicago)



the cherry blossoms
they are blooming flowers that
 represent springtime
symbolizing human life
transcience and nobleness


Scheme ABCDA
Poetic Form Tetractys  (40%)
Cinquain  (40%)
Metre 01010 1110101 011 100101 101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 122
Words 17
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 105
Words per stanza (avg) 16

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Written on May 17, 2023

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