Analysis of Wonderful Father
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
I can see the cross and I can see the rain.
But what I can’t see is a reason to complain.
You’ve given us everything we’ve ever needed.
You gave us your Son and your work He completed!
I can see the lightning and I can hear the thunder.
But when I do, it just makes me wonder.
With a power so great and an arm that’s so strong,
How could you ever let things go so wrong?
But then I remember that love can’t be forced.
You made everything good and we chart our own course!
It is not your fault when our lives are wrecked.
Who can keep us from harm, if your words we reject?
I see many men stumble and fall to their death;
Still misusing your name as they draw their last breath!
Scheme | AABB CCDD XXEE FF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101011101 111111010101 11011011010 111110111010 1110100111010 1111111110 101011011111 1111011111 11101011111 111010111011 11111110111 111111111101 111011001111 101011111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 690 |
Words | 154 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 130 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Written on March 12, 2008
Submitted by dawg4jesus on February 13, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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