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 |
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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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