Analysis of Watch Your Step
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Does it always have to be so hard?
Does it always hurt to be getting right?
No! the pain only lasts for a little while.
Once upon a notion; evil plans were set in motion
And no one could perceive the dreaded outcome
What you want from others;
When you learn to love your brothers
Is just a love that you can’t stay away from?
So, don’t learn to be wicked
From a man who has a thick head
Wisdom won’t come easy to a fool
Then when you can’t be seated
Conversation might get heated
And nothing that you say will be too cool
Scheme | XXX XA BBA CXD CCD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111111 111111101 10110110101 10101010101010 0111010101 111110 11111110 11011111011 1111110 10111011 101110101 1111110 0101110 0101111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 533 |
Words | 114 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 2, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 81 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Written on March 24, 2022
Submitted by dawg4jesus on March 24, 2022
Modified on March 20, 2023
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