Analysis of Freedom



A tree,
enslaved by winter,
joyously celebrates
freedom
in Spring.


Scheme ABCDE
Poetic Form Cinquain  (80%)
Tetractys  (40%)
Tanka  (20%)
Metre 01 01110 110 10 01
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 66
Words 12
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 11
Words per line (avg) 2
Letters per stanza (avg) 54
Words per stanza (avg) 10

About this poem

Inspired by reading an 18th century commentary on the Passover Haggadah (about the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt)

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Submitted by elimallon on March 27, 2023

Modified on March 27, 2023

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Rabbi Eli Mallon, M.Ed., LCSW

Eli Mallon is an ordained Rabbi, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and retired NYC Dept. of Education teacher more…

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