Analysis of The Magical Waterfall



Into the forest one day I strolled,
and came upon a site to behold.

At first I heard the mighty roar,
and followed it 'till I came to the shore.

In front of me was the magical waterfall,
so wild and wet and awfully tall.

Over the rocks the water flows,
and in between the flower grows.

I raised my hand and made a fist,
for I saw a rainbow in the mist.

The water flowed down and very swift,
surely this place must be a gift.

The water is fresh, clean and pure,
breatheing in this air is surely a cure.

The waterfall is flowing with love,
a gift, of course, from heaven above.


Scheme AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
Poetic Form Couplet 
Metre 010101111 010101101 11110101 0101111101 01111010010 11010101 10010101 00010101 11110101 11101001 010110101 10111101 01011101 101111001 01011011 011111001
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 560
Words 115
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 55
Words per stanza (avg) 14
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Submitted on November 22, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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