Analysis of Where Are You?
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Early in the morning when it is still dark;
The birds start singing and they sing all day long.
They sing praise and honor and glory to God all day long,
But they begin while it is still dark.
This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
Where are you? I know it's still dark where you are.
But if you know the day is coming,
Why don’t you sing?
I know where you are and I Am with you always,
Even to the end of the age! Why aren’t you singing?
Rejoice in me and I will rejoice in you.
You know I love you!
Even if you can’t see it because of the darkness,
I still love you!
Scheme | ABBA XXCC XCDD XD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10001011111 01110011111 11101001011111 110111111 11101011 11111111111 111101110 1111 11111011111 10101101110110 01010110101 11111 1011111011010 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 576 |
Words | 135 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 107 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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