Analysis of Before I Was Born
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Yea though I walk through the shadow of death
I will fear no evil; its all on my left
I’m standing with you Lord; you’re all that is Right
As I’m looking ahead all I see is your light
A figure that glows like a bright shining sun
You say: Come near to me my beloved one
Let me show you my glory, just as I have planned
Ever since I created the image of man
You’ll no longer be as the dust of the earth
I claimed you as Mine even before your birth
| Scheme | XX AA BB XX CC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 111110111 11111011111 11011111111 111001111111 01011101101 1111111011 111111011111 101101001011 11101101101 11111100111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 458 |
| Words | 99 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 10 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 69 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Written on July 12, 2010
Submitted by dawg4jesus on December 23, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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