Analysis of H2o

Andy Lyle 1951 (Londonderry)



You see me as a rainbow
Or a cloud up in the sky
You see me on a misty morning
Or when a raindrop hits your eye
You see me when the kettle's on
Or when you wash your face
You see me on a frosty day
Making spiders webs like lace

I am so much part of you
In my many forms you'll see
Me as a glacier on the move
Or an iceberg in the sea
Without me life could not exist
There would be no steam train
The earth it would be barren
Because there would be no rain

To skate on ice you couldn't
Without having me around
To water ski without me
Would make an awful sound
Yes you've guessed I'm water
There are lots of things I do
Like keeping all crops watered
And taking care of you

So don't leave your tap running
Wasting precious H2O
You can help to save the Planet
By conserving me you know
Next time you stop a minute
To have a nice cup of tea
Please don't take me for granted
I give you life you see


Scheme ABCBXDXD EFXFXGXG XHFHXEXE CAIAIFXF
Poetic Form
Metre 111101 1011001 111101010 1101111 1111011 111111 11110101 1010111 1111111 0110111 11010101 1110001 01111101 111111 0111110 0111111 1111110 0110101 1101011 111101 111110 1111111 1101110 010111 1111110 101011 11111010 1010111 1111010 1101111 1111110 111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 863
Words 190
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 175
Words per stanza (avg) 48
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Submitted by andylyle1 on March 29, 2014

Modified on May 03, 2023

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