Analysis of WINTER TREES
Winter trees in the sand Standing naked on the land
Howling winds and wisping
Leaves salty smells from
Roaring seas skies of blue and
Grounds of gray all look cold On this winter's day.
| Scheme | ABCDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tanka (60%) Tetractys (40%) Cinquain (40%) |
| Metre | 1010011010101 10101 11011 1011110 11111111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 195 |
| Words | 37 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 150 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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