Analysis of Wedding of the Waters
Catherine Gruen 2007 (California)
Open the gates, the locks, the aqueducts!
Pour in water and flow over the dry, unknowing land.
Open the gates, the locks, the aqueducts!
White water, summer laze, and ice in winter's hand.
Open our living,
Host our giving.
May you flow forever, from Lakes to Atlantic.
Be joined in unity, America's majestic.
| Scheme | AbAbccdd |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 100101010 10100110010101 100101010 110101010101 101010 11010 111010111010 1101000100010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 309 |
| Words | 60 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 237 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 53 |
About this poem
Nearly 200 years ago, the Eerie Canal opened, connecting Lake Eerie and the Atlantic Ocean and launching the rebirth of America's economy and exploration in the early 1800s.
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Written on October 26, 2022
Submitted by ingridgruen on October 26, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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