Analysis of Oh, how I wish it would rain!
Whitney Aumack 1990
Oh, how I wish it would rain!
announced by thunderous applause
raindrops formed in wombs of clouds
mighty as a touch from the Gods
enshrouds the earth
birthed from the sky
settling dust and forming rust
slow or fast, plants lust
for the wet
from every droplet
Oh, how I wish it would rain!
feeding oceans, valleys, plains
catalyst to new life
pitter patters
soft as silk, sharp as knifes
craved and desired
wanted and needed
quenching fires
and gardens newly seeded
Yes, I wish it would rain
beating on windowsills
overflowing buckets filled
loud or just a whisper
making dark, cold night air crisper
turning parched into plump
righting flowers which lazily slump
forming puddles to avoid or jump
windshield wipers steadily swish
a friend to grow and flourish
washing away all the pain
Oh, how I wish it would rain!
| Scheme | Abxxxxccxx Axxbbxdxd abxeefffggaA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111111 01110001 110111 10101101 101 1101 10010101 11111 101 110010 1111111 1010101 100111 11 111111 10010 10010 1010 0101010 111111 1011 100101 111010 10111110 101011 11011001 101010111 1101001 0111010 1001101 1111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 817 |
| Words | 146 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10, 9, 12 |
| Lines Amount | 31 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 221 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 47 |
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