Analysis of Come Up Here

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



The tribulation doesn’t stop
Until the end has come
Chaos and confusion reign
For those under the sun

The heat will surely scorch their skin
And sear them as with irons
And just because of foolish pride
They won’t avoid the fire

They curse and spit and shake their fists
As God in heaven laughs
Because he knows their time has come
Stick out your neck’s giraffes

Such an easy target
But you need a mighty sword
That’s why I brought the Word of God
And my trust in the Lord!


Scheme XAXX XXXX XBAB XCXC
Poetic Form Quatrain  (50%)
Metre 001011 010111 1000101 111001 01110111 0111110 01011101 1101010 11010111 110101 01111111 111101 111010 1110101 11110111 011001
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 484
Words 94
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 95
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Written on July 09, 2021

Submitted by dawg4jesus on May 25, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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