Analysis of The Way of Understanding
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
I know this your plan
And that’s why I’m submitting to it
I never would have thought of this
Or chosen to go through it
I cried aloud for insight
I called out for understanding
That I might dwell here in the land
And do all you’re commanding
So now I think I’ll shut my mouth
And listen more intently
While you guide me along my path
With sternness; yet so gently
Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCXC |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 11111 011101011 11011111 1101111 110111 1111010 11111001 0111010 11111111 0101010 11110111 1101110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 373 |
Words | 74 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Written on September 28, 2015
Submitted by dawg4jesus on August 16, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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