Analysis of Old Softy
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
This old softy once was young
And he was tough as nails
But then for all his many sins
He spent some time in jail
The incarceration helped him
Now he had some time to think
He had a little time to ponder
And he had no strong drink
He cried out to the LORD in pain
He prayed to God to save him
He was humbled in his heart
And love was what God gave him
| Scheme | XXXX ABXB XAXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
| Metre | 111111 011111 11111101 111101 0001011 1111111 110101110 011111 11110101 1111111 1110011 0111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 353 |
| Words | 79 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Written on March 10, 2022
Submitted by dawg4jesus on March 10, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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