Analysis of Crescent Moon Above
crescent moon above
seen from my open window
lunar shyness peaks
not exposed in full glory
asking sun to stay away
| Scheme | ABCDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tanka |
| Metre | 10101 1111010 10101 1010110 1011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 110 |
| Words | 21 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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About the Moon.
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Written on July 24, 2021
Submitted by Sonny68 on July 24, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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