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 |
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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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