Analysis of Sunk in melancholy
Saigyo 1118 (Kyoto) – 1190
Sunk in melancholy, and
Gazing
Upon the moon: its hue:
Why is it so deeply
Stained with sadness, I wonder
| Scheme | ABCDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tanka (60%) Tetractys (40%) Cinquain (20%) Lanturne (20%) |
| Metre | 101000 10 010111 111110 1110110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 113 |
| Words | 22 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
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