Analysis of I Ate Revelation

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



The sound was almost deafening
For about a half an hour
The torrents blew across the shore
The people had no power

The radio was on the fritz
And every tongue was silenced
No way to get the latest news
Because of all the violence

The heavens were appalled
And not an angel made a sound
The Lord had looked for righteous men
But not one could be found

Fire and destruction were the way
The earth was cleansed
The fire came down from the Lord
On all their wicked heads

And now we’ll blow the trumpets
To assemble all the masses
The schools were all left open
But they canceled all the classes

It really doesn’t matter much
Today they just teach lies
The teachers say we came from apes
And we can believe our eyes

But as for all my household
We will choose to live by faith
We’ll wait and watch for Jesus
And our faith won’t be a waste

Make your choice or don’t believe
The words I wrote are true
The next time that he comes to earth
He’s coming here for you

But if you are not ready
When he comes, you’re left outside
The sound of gnashing teeth is yours
As you choke on your pride

Better be getting ready!


Scheme XAXA XXXX XBXB XXXX XCXC XDXD XXXX XEXE FGXG F
Poetic Form
Metre 0111100 10101110 01010101 0101110 0101101 01001110 11110101 01110100 010001 01110101 01111101 111111 100010001 0111 01011101 111101 0111010 10101010 0101110 11101010 1101101 011111 01011111 01101101 111111 1111111 1101110 01011101 1111101 011111 01111111 110111 1111110 1111111 01110111 111111 1011010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,127
Words 226
Sentences 1
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 88
Words per stanza (avg) 22
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Written on October 04, 2021

Submitted by dawg4jesus on May 13, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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