Analysis of Listen
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
As I walk around in the junkyard,
This world has to offer,
I see a great train wreck time after time,
And many a mocker and scoffer.
They laugh at the truth,
While they’re living their lies.
Many destined for hell,
And all sure to die.
If they would just listen,
And turn I would heal them!
Go with God or go without,
There is no in between!
I’m not permitted to tell you about,
All the wonderful things I’ve seen.
You say you believe that Jesus is God,
But you don’t believe the Word.
So, tell me now, when He spoke these things,
What was it that you heard?
| Scheme | XAXA XXXX XXBC BC XDXD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11101001 111110 1101111101 0100101 11101 111011 101011 01111 111110 011111 1111101 111001 1101011101 10100111 1110111011 1110101 111111111 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 571 |
| Words | 131 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Written on November 14, 2006
Submitted by dawg4jesus on February 21, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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