Analysis of Who Needs A Hard Tortoise Shell (Bussokusekika)
Edwin Tanguma 1966 (CA)
Who Needs A Hard Tortoise Shell (Bussokusekika)
Where did we go wrong
Where did we lose each other
Was it the dark years
Was my heart always your home
As I felt that your’s was mine
Who needs a hard tortoise shell
Edwin Tanguma Aka Dagesh 11/27/2023
| Scheme | A AXXXXX X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011011 11111 1111110 11011 111111 1111111 1101101 10010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 262 |
| Words | 50 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 6, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 66 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
About this poem
Is there a difference between a turtle shell and a tortoise shell???i almost wonder IF you were trying to tell me something about my perception of my wonderful loving wife in last dance rodeo???Or could I be mistaken if said perceived diamond???who knows???I believe that no longer need any shell or armor of any kind…How do you feel about such a comment???
Written on November 27, 2023
Submitted by EdwinRayTanguma on November 27, 2023
Modified by EdwinRayTanguma on November 27, 2023
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