Analysis of Aqua



To simply say
We’re made of water
Belittles water–
The ocean of our souls
Salty, like cocktail olives
Or the margarita kisses
that hang their surf on summer lips.
Some say water is the all of us
Dwelling in every cell
Born from the well of the world.
Water falls, but never dies,
Washes guilt and sin
And sometimes bursts within–
Undammed,
Gushing to the parched
And thirsty hearts of these
So lonely continents.


Scheme ABBCDEFGHIJKKILMN
Poetic Form
Metre 1101 01110 01010 0101101 101110 1001010 11111101 111010111 1001001 1101101 1011101 10101 001101 1 10101 010111 110100
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 421
Words 81
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 17
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 329
Words per stanza (avg) 74
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Submitted by richardkurtz on May 13, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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