Analysis of The Wind, the Rain and Tears
Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)
She cried and cried and cried some more
Until she could not hear
Her sound of tears she'd heard before
The Wind muted her tears.
She walked and walked and walked some more
'Till Gray Cloud was above,
But low enough so she could talk
About the loss of love.
She said, "He will not marry me.
His heart will not be mine!
And so I need a place to be
Where tears are left behind,
Regardless of the sound I make.
So, may I cry right here?"
Gray Cloud said yes and for her sake,
His rain would hide each tear.
| Scheme | ABAX ACXC DXDX EBEX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (25%) |
| Metre | 11010111 011111 01111101 011001 11010111 111101 11011111 010111 11111101 111111 01110111 111101 01010111 111111 11110101 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 505 |
| Words | 114 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Written on August 21, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on August 21, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on August 21, 2023
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