Analysis of Be Wise

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



Be wise my son and bring joy to my heart.
These words you’ve impressed upon me from the start.
Don’t give into the evil that comes from men.
I will be answering all of them!

Just be obedient go share with your friends.
You know I’ll be with you until the end.
Then after the end you’ll see my face.
I’ll no longer move you from place to place!

But home once more you’ll be to stay.
With no vile images to lead you astray.
No televisions or computer screens;
You’ll never see anything that’s obscene!

Though one of these was a useful tool;
The other was only made for fools.
To guide them into the places below,
Where no man should ever have to go!


Scheme AAXX XXBB CCXX XXDD
Poetic Form
Metre 1111011111 11101011101 11010101111 111100111 11010011111 1111110101 110011111 1110111111 11111111 11110011101 110010101 110110101 111110101 010110111 1110101001 111110111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 666
Words 144
Sentences 13
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 125
Words per stanza (avg) 32
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Written on December 05, 2007

Submitted by dawg4jesus on January 21, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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