Analysis of Don’t Even Think It

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



Don’t think about the sinful man
The one you used to be
Don’t give him clothes
Of drunkenness and immorality
The night is nearly over
And the day is almost here
Let’s put aside our darkest deeds
And learn to live; no fear
Don’t be afraid of terrorists
And men who only kill
Instead we’ll leave room for God’s wrath
Repay He surely will

Clothe yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ
And don’t think about how to gratify
The desires of the sinful nature


Scheme XAXABXXXXCXC XXB
Poetic Form
Metre 11010101 011111 1111 110000100 0111010 001111 110110101 011111 11011100 011101 01111111 011101 101101101 011011110 0010101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 464
Words 85
Sentences 1
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 12, 3
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 179
Words per stanza (avg) 42
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Written on October 19, 2013

Submitted by dawg4jesus on August 30, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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