Analysis of The Girl, Her Heart and the Water Lilies
I walk up the steps,
And into that grand first room
Of the glorious Met,
It makes me wish I could see The Louvre.
I search and I search
Eyes scanning each exhibition,
The Greek sculpture sitting on her perch
But she is not real enough to phase my inhibitions.
So I journey across town,
To the Museum of Modern Art,
Because I still have not found
That one piece that reflects my heart.
I weave through the corridors and crowds,
To the top floor I reckon,
Out the window I see the gray clouds and the city it enshrouds,
And to my right I see a room that beckons.
Tucked in the corner for I reason I do not know,
The blues and greens and dashes of pink cover,
A huge expanse of wall while Monet’s water lilies seem to grow,
And like a warm blanket, bliss settles over.
Scheme | A X X X B C B D X E X E X C A D F G F G |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101 0011111 101001 1111111010 11011 1101010 011010101 1111101111010 1110011 100101101 0111111 11110111 111010001 1011110 101011011001011 01111101110 1001011101111 01010101110 010111111010111 01011011010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 818 |
Words | 196 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 20 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 30 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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Submitted on April 26, 2022
Modified on April 11, 2023
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