Analysis of limitations gone

Saigyo 1118 (Kyoto) – 1190



limitations gone
since my mind fixed on the moon
clarity and serenity
make something for which
there's no end in sight


Scheme ABCDE
Poetic Form Tanka  (40%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Lanturne  (20%)
Metre 0101 1111101 10000100 11011 11101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 122
Words 23
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 97
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Saigyo

Saigyō Hōshi was a famous Japanese poet of the late Heian and early Kamakura period. more…

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