Analysis of Unexpected Rain in a Colorado Winter
Cold January rain
makes my heart throb, and
swell in my chest
taking up too much space.
Overflowing with memory on memory
and the sound
the smell
the shining black pavement
under the glare of the streetlights
flash back, years
walking home barefoot from prom
sobbing, alone
drying clothes in someone else's laundry room.
Summer, she kisses sweet, sugary
dim lights and desperate
prayer -
even before that
soft drops fall
echoing "gently, gently."
Scheme | XXXA BXX XAX XXX BXX XXB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11001 11110 1011 101111 10011001100 001 01 010110 1001101 111 101111 1001 1010110101 101101100 11010 1 10011 111 1001010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 453 |
Words | 84 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 60 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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