Analysis of HAIKU 1 (English, Slovene)

sonja votolen

under the tree
I breathe in the branches
chat with the leaves

( pod drevesom
diham v veje
z listjem klepetam)

Scheme XXX AXA
Poetic Form
Metre 1001 110010 1101 11 111 111
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 104
Words 21
Sentences 1
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 3, 3
Lines Amount 6
Letters per line (avg) 15
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 44
Words per stanza (avg) 11
Font size:
 

Submitted by sonja_v on January 03, 2019

Modified on April 10, 2023

6 sec read
55

sonja votolen

... poetry and prose writer, Slovenia, published eight books of poetry , a few drama texts and two prose works; also writing for different newspapers and magazines, she runs literary meetings, received awards for poetry in Italy , even the first international prize for poetry in Rome 2001. My poems in Italian were translated by Jolka Milič, a great Slovenian translator. 2019: two poetry books were published- Tudi brez peruti sem ptica ( in Slovenia) and Quando l'erba è giovane / Ko je trava mlada, 2019 ( in Italy, bilingual) more…

All sonja votolen poems | sonja votolen Books

3 fans

Discuss this sonja votolen poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "HAIKU 1 (English, Slovene)" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/47840/haiku-1-%28english%2C-slovene%29>.

    Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    More poems by

    sonja votolen

    »

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    1
    day
    17
    hours
    0
    minutes
    150 entries submitted — 0 remaining

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Our awesome collection of

    Promoted Poems

    »

    Browse Poetry.com

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    What American novelist took the title of his novel from a Robert Burns poem?
    A John Steinbeck
    B Thornton Wilder
    C John Dos Passos
    D Thomas Wolfe