Analysis of The Blessed
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
And on the fourth day of the eleventh month he went once again out into the world. But this time only to warn them because he loved them and the time had drawn near for his departure from them.
Let go of your head
And hang onto your hat
We can’t really start
Till you think about that
What you do with your life
Is your business my friend
Whatever you ask for
You’ll get in the end
If you ask God for wisdom
He’ll give you that too
But you better not doubt
If you want what is true
God is long suffering
He’s considered your sin
So, He sent His own Son
So, we could trust in Him
Everyone who calls on
The Name of the Lord
Shall escape from His vengeance
If they trust in His Word
Do you know His word?
It’s good if you do
The Christ is your teacher!
The student is you
Scheme | X XAXA XB XBXC XC XXXX XXXD DCXC |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (24%) |
Metre | 01011100101111011010111110111011110011111101011 11111 011011 11101 111011 111111 111011 10111 11001 1111110 11111 111011 111111 111100 101011 111111 111101 10111 01101 1011110 111011 11111 11111 011110 01011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 785 |
Words | 169 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 2, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 75 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Written on November 10, 2012
Submitted by dawg4jesus on September 12, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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