Analysis of Don’t Tell Me Lies
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Before you stand up speaking lies
To tell me that you love me
Remember that the truth is known
By those who stand above me
If post-traumatic stress disorder
Makes you scared to speak
Then do not be afraid to act
To please the One, you seek
Do it in a loving fashion
But do not spare the truth
Remember that it’s all you wanted
Since you were a youth
| Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 01111101 1111111 01010111 1111011 110101010 11111 11110111 110111 11001010 111101 010111110 11001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 353 |
| Words | 72 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Written on April 28, 2016
Submitted by dawg4jesus on July 22, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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