Analysis of Rain Music
Joseph Seamon Cotter 1861 (Louisville) – 1949
On the dusty earth-drum
Beats the falling rain;
Now a whispered murmur,
Now a louder strain.
Slender, silvery drumsticks,
On an ancient drum,
Beat the mellow music
Bidding life to come.
Chords of earth awakened,
Notes of greening spring,
Rise and fall triumphant
Over every thing.
Slender, silvery drumsticks
Beat the long tattoo--
God, the Great Musician,
Calling life anew.
| Scheme | abxb Caxa xdxd Cexe |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 101011 10101 101010 10101 101001 11101 101010 10111 111010 11101 101010 101001 101001 10101 101010 10101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 383 |
| Words | 62 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 75 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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