Analysis of Escape or Die
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
You gave me more than I asked for Lord
You’re giving me all that I’m needing
You even provided a doctor now
To help with my future bleeding
I don’t mean to prophesy doom and destruction
But these are the words I am getting
Even if we could cure all our diseases
This is where the world is heading
Pray that you will be able to escape all these things
| Scheme | XAXA XAXA X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111111 110111110 1100100101 11111010 1111110010 111011110 101111110010 11101110 1111110101111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 359 |
| Words | 72 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Written on May 13, 2016
Submitted by dawg4jesus on July 21, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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