Analysis of It is with awe
Matsuo Basho 1644 (Near Ueno) – 1694 (Osaka)
It is with awe
That I beheld
Fresh leaves, green leaves,
Bright in the sun.
| Scheme | ABCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111 111 1111 1001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 80 |
| Words | 17 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 58 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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