A Short Poem (haiku style)
Each stanza of this poem is a haiku. A haiku is a poem of three lines, the first line has 5 syllables, the second line has 7 syllables, and the last line has 5 syllables.
This poem is short;
Being brief is a good sport:
And a wise resort.
Put your words away;
Shutting up can make your day:
Short is sweet, I say.
(c) Dale Raymond 5-9-12
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Submitted on November 09, 2016
Modified on April 13, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | X AAA BBB X |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 331 |
Words | 68 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 3, 3, 1 |
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