Analysis of Monsoon
Each afternoon as the temperature
climbs into the hundreds,
I bloom. Rich and fragrant, deep colors
vibrant against the parched earth.
My life undulates like meringue on a pie I once baked for a man
who had no sweet tooth.
Dusty memories stir as I stand alone
against the darkening sky,
anticipating the rain.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10110100 101010 111010110 1001011 111011101111101 11111 10100111101 0101001 010001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 301 |
Words | 54 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 3 |
Lines Amount | 9 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 125 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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