Analysis of Eyes to See the Truth
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Whatever is lovely,
Whatever is pure,
Whatever is excellent,
Do I need more?
You’ve given me things
To meditate on!
Why do I have eyes
To see what is wrong?
This world’s full of evil;
I know this is true,
But can I have eyes
That just look upon You?
I don’t want to see
All the things that are wrong.
I just want to love You
And sing You a song!
If my loved ones forsake me
I know You’re still there
So rise up O LORD
And show me what is fair!
| Scheme | AXXX XXBC XDBD ACDC AEXE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (60%) Etheree (40%) Tetractys (25%) |
| Metre | 10110 1011 101100 1111 11011 1101 11111 11111 111110 11111 11111 111011 11111 101111 111111 01101 1111011 11111 11111 011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 455 |
| Words | 109 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 67 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Written on May 08, 2010
Submitted by dawg4jesus on March 21, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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