Analysis of Family Photos
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
A snapshot, only I, could see
Would be more than enough for me
Of God down playing in the sand
Or standing fifty feet from land
All smiles as He was filled with joy
The Lord was still a little boy
He did not know the sorrow yet
Behind the ears He was still wet
But soon He’d grow to be a man
Completing all God’s perfect plan
When it was done He went back home
He’s seated now upon the throne
But He’ll be coming back again
This time in judgment He will stand
One foot on sea and one on land
Because He is the Son of Man
| Scheme | AABB CCDD EEXX XBBE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 0110111 11110111 11110001 11010111 11111111 01110101 11110101 01011111 11111101 01011011 11111111 11010101 11110101 11010111 11110111 01110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 531 |
| Words | 113 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 101 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Written on May 11, 2010
Submitted by dawg4jesus on March 24, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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