Analysis of rain in the city
rain blurs the view,
seeps into boots.
bitter fingers of the wind curling,
numbing cheeks, knotting hair.
against the slick cobblestones is the
reflection of street lamps bright.
a park deserted except for
the lone umbrella, bobbing.
| Scheme | XX AXXXX A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101 1011 101010110 10111 01011010 0101111 01010011 0101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 235 |
| Words | 44 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 5, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 63 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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Written on September 12, 2022
Submitted by a_couple_german_cubits on February 12, 2024
Modified by a_couple_german_cubits on February 14, 2024
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