Analysis of Have I Captured Any Hearts (Bussokusekika)
Edwin Tanguma 1966 (CA)
Have I Captured Any Hearts (Bussokusekika)
I’m a fisherman
Though I do not fish for men
I fish for women
I do not need hooks nor nets
I believe words will suffice
Have I captured any hearts
Edwin Tanguma Aka Dagesh 12/10/2023
| Scheme | X XXXXXX X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11101011 1010 1111111 11110 1111111 1011101 1110101 10010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 238 |
| Words | 44 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 6, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 60 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
About this poem
Two can play foolish games my dear queen…Yet…Am I playing???Hearts…Spades…Rummy…Poker…21…Gin…Or Whist???Choose your poison my dear…
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Written on December 10, 2023
Submitted by EdwinRayTanguma on December 10, 2023
Modified by EdwinRayTanguma on December 10, 2023
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