Analysis of Unoffended
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
He wasn’t like his grandpa; he wasn’t like his dad,
He wasn’t like his grandma and that just made him sad.
He wasn’t like his mother, a little stinker poo,
He wasn’t like his brothers; but he looked a lot like you.
Father, can you tell me what is it that I should do?
I want to live and die for Christ; I know your Word is true!
He wasn’t like the wicked; he didn’t talk too much,
He didn’t mix the truth with lies, but sought the Father’s touch.
| Scheme | AA BB BB CC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 1111111111 111110011111 11111001011 1111101110111 1011111111111 11110111111111 11101011111 1110111110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 467 |
| Words | 100 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 42 |
| Words per line (avg) | 11 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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