Analysis of Two Feet in the Grave
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Now I lay me down to sleep
My feet are in the grave
I cannot mourn but you can weep
Because I wasn’t brave
I did not share the good news
And I let them go on fighting
So now it’s up to someone else
To do a little writing
The words I wrote if not from God
Will fall along the way
But it is in the house of God
That I would like to stay
| Scheme | ABAB XCXC DEDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1111111 111001 11011111 01111 1111011 01111110 1111111 1101010 01111111 110101 11100111 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 340 |
| Words | 79 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
Font size:
Written on September 16, 2016
Submitted by dawg4jesus on June 21, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 23 sec read
- 3 Views
7 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Two Feet in the Grave" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 8 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/130414/two-feet-in-the-grave>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Richard Groff poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In