Analysis of It Is Better
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
It is better to read an old book that’s true
Than to be filled with lies from all of the new
It is better to write a new book that's true
Than to rely on the things that other men taught you
It is better to say what you mean and then do it
Than to say what you think and then try to pursue it
It is better to listen to Jesus, who’s your friend
Than to look back and see that you wrote your own end
It is better to know that your hope is now sure
Than to depend on your riches and wealth try to store
I say to my friends: If the Lord is willing
But most don’t understand and take part in the killing
Scheme | AA AA BB CC XX DD |
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Poetic Form | Couplet |
Metre | 11101111111 11111111101 11101101111 1101101110111 1110111110111 1111110111011 1110110110111 111101111111 111011111111 1101111001111 11111101110 111010110010 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 609 |
Words | 135 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
Words per line (avg) | 11 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 77 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Written on March 06, 2008
Submitted by dawg4jesus on January 05, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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