Analysis of Inside Out
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
I don’t want to see the outside
Only the inside is true
What was made on the outside was made for men
But the inside was made for You
Father I don’t want the lust of the flesh
And a woman that thinks that I’m hot
I just want a woman that sees the inside
And desires all the things that I’ve got
But where can I find a woman like that?
In this world that looks out but not in
Every woman I’ve known only sees the outside
And then leads me there deep into sin
I don’t need to feel the outside of her
With these hands that are filthy and old
I just need to feel the inside of her
Where your Spirit lives; then I’ll be bold
Father please give me a woman that can see
All the things that this world has not sown
If you give me a woman like that my dear Lord
On this earth I will never be alone
Lord Jesus I pray every day in your name
And the words of your Scripture I believe
So please grant the request of this servant of yours
And please give me a wife that believes
In your holy name Lord Jesus, I pray. Amen.
Scheme | ABCB XDAD XEAE FGFG XHXH XXXX C |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11111011 1000111 11110111111 10011111 1011101101 001011111 11101011001 0010101111 1111101011 011111110 1001011101011 011111011 1111101110 111111001 1111100110 111011111 10111010111 101111111 111101011111 1111110101 110111001011 0011110101 111001111011 011101101 011011101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,028 |
Words | 219 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 112 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Written on October 29, 2007
Submitted by dawg4jesus on January 12, 2023
Modified on April 18, 2023
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