Analysis of The Traveler
Rena Emi Asano 1999 (Hawaii)
To the ends of earth
For you I searched; but alas!
My quest was for naught
I found you, I thought, although
‘Twas just an empty shadow
| Scheme | ABCDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Cinquain (40%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 10111 1111101 11111 111111 111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 134 |
| Words | 27 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 103 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
About this poem
A wandering traveler seeks a person once loved to the ends of the earth. Complementary to 『旅人』
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Written on September 15, 2021
Submitted by emirena99 on September 17, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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