Analysis of Resistance
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
The lamp was broken on the earth
Thus, all mankind was given birth
The light still in the darkness shines
And yet the darkness makes men blind
Their eyes can’t see, their ears don’t hear
Because to God they won’t draw near
The darkness keeps them at a distance
It seems the path of least resistance
| Scheme | AAXX XXBB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01110101 11111101 01100101 01010111 11111111 01111111 010111010 110111010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 305 |
| Words | 57 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 119 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Written on September 26, 2021
Submitted by dawg4jesus on May 04, 2022
Modified on April 01, 2023
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