Analysis of The liquid of life



My world is a crystal drinking glass
with drops of water clear,
in which I see reflections pass,
in transparent liquid clear.

But every year has dipped its hand
into the waters heart,
and left its colours in my land,
now tinted by their art.

The winter left a breath of snow,
and autumn strokes of flame,
summer stirred in golden glow,
and spring its light green name.

Sadness cast their shadows dark,
the taste, a flavoured pass,
and dreams and wishes left their mark
within this crystal glass.


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GAGA
Poetic Form Pantoum 
Quatrain 
Metre 111010101 111101 01110101 0010101 110011111 010101 0111011 110111 01010111 010111 1010101 011111 101111 01011 01010111 011101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 480
Words 89
Sentences 5
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 98
Words per stanza (avg) 22
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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