Analysis of THE SKY'S TEARS




Sorrow engrosses the night,
Joy glitters the morning light
Life’s toils deepen by severe endurance
Bounty fruits cluster around the mother earth
Hailing downpours of the sky tears.


Scheme AABCD
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 10101 1100101 1110101100 10110010101 1011011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 185
Words 31
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 150
Words per stanza (avg) 28

About this poem

The poem talks about the downpours of rain.

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Submitted by ID on January 11, 2022

Modified on April 05, 2023

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Dr. Adekunle Idowu James

Dr. Adekunle Idowu James is a poet, novelist, playwright, and literary scientist. more…

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