Analysis of Bonsai Plants
Tiny plants grown in
glazed ceramic planters
no bigger than a bowl.
Ficus, Schefflera, even Gardenias
just like their normal counterparts
intentionally kept small
stunting their growth
to fool Mother Nature.
Their resemblance uncanny
miniaturized freaks of nature
they follow the seasonal changes
like their bigger brothers.
Trees bearing dwarf-sized fruits
equivalent to the real stuff
Their leaves proportional to
their miniaturized size.
Their small trunks and branches
allowing one to twist and bend
through flexible copper wires
into unique shapes and forms
to individual artistic penchant.
Once in a while
it is naughty and nice
to fool Mother Nature.
Scheme | xaxbxxxC xcbaxxxx bxaxxxxC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10110 101010 110101 1110010 1111010 0100011 111 111010 1010010 1001110 110010010 111010 110111 01001011 1101001 11001 111010 01011101 11001010 0101101 1010001010 1001 111001 111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 634 |
Words | 100 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 183 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Submitted on September 02, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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