Analysis of Black Rain



I have zero regard
for structure and form
if the words as written work
A poetic outlaw
to ruled acceptance
in search of what may lurk
Critics and enemies
seed the cloud
that overflows with spite
To rain upon   
my chosen path
— of radical delight

(Bryn Mawr College: January, 2024)


Scheme XXAXXAXXBXXB X
Poetic Form
Metre 111001 11001 1011101 00101 11010 011111 100100 101 11011 1101 1101 110001 11010100
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 286
Words 54
Sentences 1
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 12, 1
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 112
Words per stanza (avg) 26
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on January 27, 2024

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