Analysis of The Serpent Intercepted

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



The last play was a long one,
A desperation pass.
They’re calling it Hail Mary,
Cause they went to the wrong class.

They listened to religion,
That was taught to them by men;
They never heard the Word of God,
Taught by the truth, Amen.

The Son rose up into the air
And made the interception.
The officials made the wrong call;
Due to lack of depth perception.

They couldn’t see he came down,
With the ball pressed to his chest.
They couldn’t see the heart of God,
Through his seed, them to bless!

But if you’ll check the replay,
It’s recorded and its true!
You’ll see that Jesus made the final grab
And saved both me and you!


Scheme ABXB ACDC XAXA XXDX XEXE
Poetic Form Quatrain  (80%)
Etheree  (30%)
Metre 0111011 00101 1101110 1111011 1101010 1111111 11010111 110101 01110101 010010 00101011 11111010 111111 1011111 1110111 111111 1111001 1010011 1111010101 011101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 641
Words 140
Sentences 9
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Written on September 10, 2009

Submitted by dawg4jesus on November 28, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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