Analysis of Haikus



I often read something that makes me laugh
A critics coments tell me I committed a gaph                                                     I receive one star and am told my poem is too short
The fun of writing Haikus I'll never abort


Scheme ABB
Poetic Form Tercet 
Metre 1101101111 01011110100110111011110111 011101011001
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 232
Words 37
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 3
Lines Amount 3
Letters per line (avg) 48
Words per line (avg) 30
Letters per stanza (avg) 145
Words per stanza (avg) 89
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Submitted on October 09, 2013

Modified on March 10, 2023

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Larry Stallings

My first venture in sharing what I write. I served the military for 30 years including two combat tours. I found sobriety in A.A. 37 years ago. Married to Diane for 40 years now residing in Santa Rosa, CA. I earned a B.A. in Psychology and a M.P.A. and now work in hospital administration. more…

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