Analysis of Hunting License
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
No one really turns to God;
Unless they’re in real trouble,
And even then, they won’t
Until their world begins to crumble.
Standing all alone out in the cold is terrible;
Amidst the screams and broken dreams
There is no parable.
But if you call upon his name
He’ll meet you where you are.
He’ll touch your soul and make you whole;
And keep your tears in jars.
He remembers all the pain you feel
Because he felt it too.
And now because he knows your pain;
He watches over you.
Jesus loves the little children
Who have not become corrupt;
And blesses all their parents
Who took time to train them up.
Cry out to God when you’re alone;
His answers will astound you.
Down in your bones you’ll feel at home;
When Jesus Christ has found you.
Searching?
Scheme | XAXAAXA XXXXXBXB XXXXXBXBX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110111 0110110 010111 011101110 1010110011100 01010101 111100 11110111 111111 11110111 011101 101010111 011111 01011111 110101 10101010 1110101 0101110 1111111 11111101 1101011 10111111 1101111 10 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 760 |
Words | 159 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 8, 9 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 194 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 47 |
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