Analysis of The Roof Garden Waits On Rain
Tired of ginger ale and cheap red wine
Tossed among its hedges
The roof garden waits on rain
Under midnight clouds reflecting
Noisy canyons red below.
Pre-storm winds elevate
News and Post dispatches
To new heights and elevated places;
Sending six-ounce plastic cups and
Pinched lipsticked napkins fireflying
Full of swizzle sticks and
Toothpick pilots buzzing
The East River reflecting
Next month's Con-Ed's billings.
Sky and windows darken
Someone plays Scriabin
| Scheme | ABCDEFBGHDHDDIJA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1011010111 101110 0110111 1011010 1010101 11110 101010 111010010 10111010 11101 11110 11010 0110010 111110 101010 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 449 |
| Words | 71 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 16 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 386 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 71 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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