Analysis of Rain in the Heart



In my heart, rain does start to fall,
Will you cleanse life's dust, answer my call?
Or will you nourish, in tender way,
The green shoots of hope, come what may?


Scheme AABB
Poetic Form Balliol rhyme 
Quatrain 
Metre 01111111 111111011 111100101 01111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 160
Words 34
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 121
Words per stanza (avg) 31

About this poem

In the poem, I contemplate the rain falling in my heart. I question whether it will cleanse away the struggles I face in life or if it will instead provide nourishment for the hopeful aspirations growing within me. It's a reflection on the dual nature of challenges and opportunities for growth within oneself.

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Written on April 23, 2024

Submitted by Abars on April 23, 2024

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