Analysis of Drinking Buddies

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



People come and people go
We all were made to pass
But some just never see its time
To put away the flask

You should not spend your youth
In drunken orgies, shame and lust
But if you do just keep in mind
You’ll soon return to dust

Your mother cannot help you
And your brothers rarely care
So often times you try to hide
So, you won’t have to share

It’s better not to drink at all
If what you drink is bitter
Or drink so much that you can’t stand
And end up on a litter

If you believe the message
That the world is out there preaching
Then you might never come inside
To hear your Father’s teaching


Scheme XXXX XAXA XBCB XDXD XECE
Poetic Form Quatrain  (80%)
Etheree  (35%)
Metre 1010101 110111 11110111 110101 111111 01010101 11111101 110111 1101011 0110101 11011111 111111 11011111 1111110 11111111 0111010 1101010 10111110 11110101 1111010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 611
Words 125
Sentences 1
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) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Written on May 12, 2016

Submitted by dawg4jesus on July 21, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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