Analysis of K M A

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



I understand you don’t like poetry
And you don’t know the truth
Still your lying will not change it
It’s the same as in your youth

The truth is always absolute
There are no lies found in it
It’s still the Holy Word of God
But you just try to spin it

You say you’ll accept this part
But others you leave out
Sometimes you even add to it
To make believers doubt

Now here I am His servant
Walking close behind that colt
Although that ass belongs to me
From Him it will not bolt


Scheme ABCB XCXC XDCD XEAE
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 101111100 011101 11101111 1011011 011110 1111101 11010111 1111111 1110111 110111 01110111 110101 1111110 1010111 1110111 111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 487
Words 99
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 24
Font size:
 

Written on July 11, 2009

Submitted by dawg4jesus on November 01, 2022

Modified on April 25, 2023

29 sec read
21

Discuss this Richard Groff poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "K M A" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/141734/k-m-a>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    1
    day
    7
    hours
    17
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Who wrote the poem "Still I Rise"?
    A Dylan Thomas
    B Robert Burns
    C Maya Angelou
    D Elizabeth Barrett Browning