Analysis of City on a Hill
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Until I’m set and firm in you
There’s still more that I have to do
Although the truth is plain to see
It has to be revealed in me
A looking glass that’s set-in stone
So, all your glory can be shone
My dwelling built upon the Rock
You’ll place it on a mountaintop
So, all who live on earth can see
That you’re the One who’s loving me
| Scheme | AA BB CC XX BB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 01110101 11111111 1011111 11110101 01011101 11110111 11010101 1111010 11111111 11011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 348 |
| Words | 73 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 51 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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Written on July 19, 2014
Submitted by dawg4jesus on June 26, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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