Analysis of Reach Out
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
The smell in the locker room comes from the team
The boys all need showers to make themselves clean
The stockings they wore will be thrown in a bin
To be washed here tonight but they ought to burn them
The steam from the shower room helps with the smell
But a little deodorant just might help as well
Reach out and touch me after the game
When the fans have all left just the goal posts remain
They stand on the field as a solemn reminder
That the game can be shortened and so can our time here
Reach out and touch me when you need a friend
We’ll go see my Father! You’ll win in the end.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01001011101 01111011011 01011111001 111101111111 01101011101 1010010011111 110111001 101111101101 111011010010 10111100111011 1101111101 11111011001 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 594 |
Words | 122 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 2, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 116 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Written on October 13, 2021
Submitted by dawg4jesus on May 27, 2022
Modified on March 16, 2023
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