Analysis of The Hand Poem



Hands…
My father’s hands are very twisted
They’re strong and built with lots of muscles
They’ve helped me learn
So many things as I have grown

In my life
They have helped me learn
How to ride a bike
They’ve helped me defend myself when needed
And I have come to realize
That without his hands to guide me
Through this world
I would not make it

NOTE*** This is from my CD A Father’s Love Letters
To listen to the CD please visit
http://www.reverbnation.com/#/mikehamill
This was written by my daughter when she was nine.
One of the many reasons it’s great to be a parent :)


Scheme XAXBX XBXAXXXX XXXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 1 110111010 110111110 1111 11011111 011 11111 11101 111011110 0111110 10111111 111 11111 1111111010110 1101011110 111 111011101111 11010101111010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 569
Words 110
Sentences 4
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 8, 5
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 148
Words per stanza (avg) 36
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Submitted on May 02, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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