Analysis of The Raindrops Keep Falling



The raindrops keep falling, a curtain of gray,
Drumming a rhythm on rooftops all day.
Puddles like mirrors reflect the dim sky,
A world washed anew, with a tearful sigh.

But listen beyond, to the whisper they bring,
A song of the earth, as the flowers take wing.
Dust settles gently, the air cleansed and pure,
A promise of sunshine, forever endure.

For raindrops hold stories, both joyous and sad,
A lullaby whispered, though sometimes quite bad.
But hope always lingers, in each falling tear,
The raindrops keep falling, the world to endear.


Scheme AABB CCDD EEXX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (67%)
Metre 0111001011 100101111 1011001011 0110110101 11001101011 01101101011 1101001101 0101101001 1111011001 0101010111 1111001101 0111001101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 545
Words 106
Sentences 6
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 36
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 143
Words per stanza (avg) 31
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Written on March 25, 2024

Submitted by ggolden9 on March 25, 2024

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