Analysis of Picked on and Beaten
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Do you think that because you
Were picked on and beaten?
That now for some reason
You deserve special treatment
We all have been picked on
And beaten dear
If a man was not beaten
He would not be here
So, you’re not alone
In your suffering honey
We all have been through it
We don’t think it’s funny
But that doesn’t mean
You should harden your heart
And learn to be cruel
Making evil an art
Only the wicked will suffer in hell
So, learn to do good and all will be well
| Scheme | XAAX XXAX XBXB XCXC DD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111011 011010 111110 1011010 111111 0101 1011110 11111 11101 0110010 111111 111110 1111 111011 011110 101011 1001011001 1111101111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 480 |
| Words | 99 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 74 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Written on October 12, 2021
Submitted by dawg4jesus on May 17, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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