Analysis of Take Off Your Shoes
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Where is the line to see Jesus?
You see; on earth it doesn’t exist
Through faith we worship in spirit and truth
A bargain no one should miss
When you can’t afford their heart’s desire
Have lots of love to give
And you will set their heart’s ablaze
Toward Him who always lives
But you stand in line for tech gadgets
Obsolete when you get them in hand
And you try to push out God’s commandments
To do what this world demands
Are you in the mall to serve Jesus?
Ready to do what He commands?
Every time you see a chance to
You should do what He has planned
Or do you go your own way?
Urged to take these toys you found?
Into the place you’re living
Never knowing holy ground
Scheme | AXXX XXXX XBXC ACXB XDXD |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Etheree (35%) Quatrain (20%) |
Metre | 11011110 11111101 1111001001 0101111 1110111010 111111 01111101 011111 111011110 10111101 0111111010 1111101 110011110 10111101 100111011 1111111 1111111 1111111 0101110 1010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 687 |
Words | 142 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 105 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Written on December 08, 2012
Submitted by dawg4jesus on June 22, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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