Analysis of Rain



Now it comes in soft gray
Flakes that float
Down to the scorched earth.

Now it comes in waves
Rushing and sloshing down
The blackened hill.

Now it comes in gold
Tinkling, clinking down
Onto the cold linoleum

On the carpet
                              On the concrete
                                         On the tile

Will the rain never cease?


Scheme XXX XAX XAX XXX X
Poetic Form
Metre 111011 111 11011 11101 100101 0101 11101 10011 10010100 1010 1001 101 101101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 370
Words 58
Sentences 3
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 1
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 44
Words per stanza (avg) 10

About this poem

I wrote this poem amid the aftermath of the Uvalde school shooting and the increasing ubiquity of fire and flood season in California.

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Written on May 27, 2022

Submitted by onekara99 on May 27, 2022

Modified on April 25, 2023

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Amanda Shipman

I grew up in California's capital and have recently moved to Los Angeles. I enjoy reading and crocheting in my spare time. more…

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