Analysis of Observation
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
You must do it today
So, you will be able
To see better tomorrow
The thoughts of a man are deep
And the seas are full
And under the surface of both
There is darkness
| Scheme | XXX XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111101 111110 111001 0110111 00111 01001011 1110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 166 |
| Words | 36 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 7 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 65 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Written on November 10, 2019
Submitted by dawg4jesus on May 21, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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