Analysis of RAIN



I heard it raining
In my sleep
A smile lit my face
And i felt bliss
I ran over to the
Window but saw no rain
Sadness filled my heart
I felt deceived by dreams
I longed for the rain
As it was my salvation.


Scheme ABCDEFGHFI
Poetic Form Tetractys  (40%)
Etheree  (30%)
Metre 11110 011 01111 0111 111010 101111 10111 110111 11101 1111010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 209
Words 49
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 159
Words per stanza (avg) 45
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Submitted by NNair on December 13, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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