Analysis of The Only One
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
I know the One the winds obey.
He lives in me; that’s what I’ll say.
His Spirit guides me everyday.
And teaches me in all His ways!
He’s never far away from me.
He stays really close so I can see.
And when I can’t feel love from others.
He reminds me that we are all brothers!
The earth and sky His hands can trace.
My name He said He won’t erase.
Such power and grace are found in only One.
He’s Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son!
| Scheme | AAAX BBCC DDEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
| Metre | 11010101 11011111 11011101 01010111 11010111 111011111 011111110 1011111110 01011111 11111101 11001110101 11011100101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 451 |
| Words | 101 |
| Sentences | 12 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 109 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Written on February 04, 2008
Submitted by dawg4jesus on February 02, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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