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
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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