Analysis of Kick Me When I’m Down
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
I can’t run away and there’s no place to hide
I’m trapped like a rat just along for the ride
I’m really afraid; I don’t know where it ends
And I really hope someday we can be friends
But I doubt that will happen although I will try
Sometimes its too hard getting over the lie
I really do love her and that’s why it hurts
I don’t want other men reaching under her skirts
I don’t want to have them plunder my treasure
And ruin my vineyard as they take their pleasure
But I have to remember it’s still her choice
I could holler and scream but I’d just lose my voice
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101011111 11101101101 11001111111 0110111111 11111101111 01111101001 11011001111 111101101001 11111110110 010110111110 11110101101 111001111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 582 |
Words | 113 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 439 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 113 |
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Written on October 20, 2021
Submitted by dawg4jesus on March 05, 2022
Modified on April 14, 2023
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