Analysis of Offensive Weapons
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Whenever I find my comfort zone
That’s when the Lord will move me
He’s always there through thick and thin
To test me and approve me
He puts me in and pulls me out
The furnace will refine me
He heats me up and hammers me
So, he can redesign me
A mighty weapon in his hand
Is what the Lord is forging
I will not be among the slain
On which the birds are gorging
Across this dry and barren place
The wind blows as I’m walking
And anyone who seeks my life
Is consumed while I am talking
Can’t you see the time has come?
My enemies are hiding
Look, he’s coming with the clouds
White horses we are riding
And every eye will see him
Even those who pierced him
| Scheme | XAXA XAAA XBXB XBXB XBXB CC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010111101 1101111 1111101 1110011 11100111 0101011 11110101 111011 01010011 1101110 11110101 110111 01110101 0111110 0101111 10111110 1110111 1100110 1110101 1101110 01001111 101111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 668 |
| Words | 139 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 22 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 86 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Written on May 10, 2016
Submitted by dawg4jesus on July 21, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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