Analysis of Please Save My Children
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
I miss my children and my grandchildren too.
I’ve made such a mess that there’s nothing to do!
I taught both my children to be just like me.
But of course, I did that before I was free.
My son’s turning slowly, but he seeks out your face.
He asks for my counsel and he looks for your grace!
But my daughter, O Lord, if she falls it’s my fault.
Take my life dear Father it’s you I’ll exalt!
Save my children Lord and my grandchildren too!
Teach them to be obedient to You!
| Scheme | AA BB CC DD AA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 1111001101 11101111011 11111011111 11111101111 111010111111 111110011111 111011111111 11111011101 1110101101 1111010011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 487 |
| Words | 107 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 72 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Written on December 13, 2007
Submitted by dawg4jesus on January 23, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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