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


Scheme AABBCCDDEEFF
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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