Analysis of Tanka 01
Masaoki Shiki 1867 (Matsuyama, Ehime) – 1902 (Tokyo)
curtains drawn,
the emperor's love
still lies abed—
on crimson peonies,
the morning sun shines
| Scheme | ABCDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (60%) Tanka (40%) Cinquain (40%) |
| Metre | 101 01001 1101 110100 01011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 100 |
| Words | 17 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 17, 2023
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