Analysis of Now I understand!
Saigyo 1118 (Kyoto) – 1190
Now I understand!
When to remember me
She vowed,
She said she would forget me,
But kindly!
| Scheme | ABCBB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Cinquain (40%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 1101 110101 11 1111011 110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 94 |
| Words | 19 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 70 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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