Analysis of Cherry Blossom



Crimson clouds swing
In gentle breeze.
Fragrant, they fall
With airy ease.


Scheme ABCB
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Simple 4-line
Metre 1011 0101 1011 1101
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 71
Words 12
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 15
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 60
Words per stanza (avg) 12

About this poem

Composed during the Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival

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Written on September 15, 2021

Submitted by abhijit_c on September 15, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Abhijit Chatterjee

Born in Burdwan, a suburb of Kolkata, he completed his Masters in English Literature from Jadavpur University in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. more…

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