Analysis of You Said, I Heard

Gisela Vigil 1959 (Cuba)

Haiku
                           I was told I was
                     too honest, as an insult.
                        I heard compliment.

Scheme ABC
Poetic Form Haiku 
Tercet 
Metre 11111 1101101 11100
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 137
Words 14
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 3
Lines Amount 3
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 47
Words per stanza (avg) 13
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Written on January 08, 2024

Submitted by Giselavigil on January 08, 2024

Modified by Giselavigil on January 08, 2024

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Gisela Vigil

Thank you for welcoming me to this community. I was born in Cuba but emigrated with my family to the US when I was three. I am mother to three young adults now, and also a grandmother. I’ve been writing for years, some I share, others I still keep in my personal file. I often write of struggles for we all face them as we journey through life. But still, I feel peace knowing I try my best. Feel blessed to have been given the gift of writing which I strive to improve cause there’s always room for growth. more…

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