Analysis of Of Blade and Battle
As the blade grows keen
The breath of life is snuffed out
As the arc is done
The battle is hard won
As silence soothes the spirits
| Scheme | ABCCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (40%) Cinquain (20%) |
| Metre | 10111 0111111 10111 010111 1101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 130 |
| Words | 27 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 104 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
About this poem
A tanka I made about swordsmanship and depicting the times of old where disputes and battles were settled by sword.
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Written on July 24, 2022
Submitted by Deshinitai on March 28, 2023
Modified on March 28, 2023
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