Analysis of Assailants

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



As sail ants on sticks of wood
A branch fell in the river
And it became a ship for them
A gift came from the Giver

It didn’t fit into the plans
The ants had for themselves
The gift was that the Branch fell in
And stayed there for their health

Though it made more work for them
The ants did not complain
The Branch would carry all their wealth
Into another plain

The river flowed into a lake
The Branch rested on the shore
But the ants could get no break
Their wealth had to be stored

They worked, each one, with diligence
Until all was put away
Prepare your fields and build a house
A place where you can stay

Then like the ants, with diligence
Do all the work you’re given
If God is pleased he’ll bless your life
And you will go on living

But not just for a little while
We’ll walk this road together
And we will both see Jesus Christ
And live with him forever


Scheme XABA XXXC BDCD EXEX FGXG FXXX XAXA
Poetic Form Quatrain  (57%)
Metre 1111111 0110010 01010111 0111010 1110101 011101 01110110 011111 1111111 011101 01110111 010101 01010101 0110101 1011111 111111 11111100 0111101 01110101 011111 11011100 1101110 11111111 0111110 11110101 1111010 01111101 0111010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 876
Words 178
Sentences 1
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 98
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Written on October 11, 2021

Submitted by dawg4jesus on May 16, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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