Analysis of Woman Divine



MOTHER OF CHILDREN
BROTHERS HUSBANDS FATHERS WITHAL
DIVINITY THY NAME IS WOMAN


Scheme ABA
Poetic Form Tercet 
Metre 10110 1010101 010011110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 78
Words 12
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 3
Lines Amount 3
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 67
Words per stanza (avg) 12

About this poem

This is a small Open Form Haiku I conjured up while reflecting on some of the most beautiful people I've known in my life. Invariably they are mostly all women. There's a bit of Shakespeare in there which I hope doesn't deter the actual fact of the message conveyed here.

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Written on June 01, 2022

Submitted by gaurav_m on August 04, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Gaurav Mehra

Hi, I am 47, and I was born in Bombay, now Mumbai - a rebound to its earlier name. I've realized it isn't just names that change but cities and people too. I've changed. Umpteen times. And a thousand circles later I'm back to writing poetry, a passion that began when I first fell in love a million years ago. I was 13 then, and a fool, realizing not the causes that make a poet of a boy. I love the sea and the mountains alike so I am perennially inspired to write poetry. more…

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