This is an analysis of the poem Collection Of Six Haiku that begins with:

Waking in the night;
the lamp is low, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXX XbX Xbc dac Xda XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001 0101 0110 01101 01010101 1 101 11011 011 01 1011 1100 0110 0100011 1101 11010 1110 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 34
  • Average number of words per stanza: 7
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Collection Of Six Haiku;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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