Analysis of The Contender
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Mary, Mary quite contrary,
Oh no you’re really not,
You only seek the will of God
And this is what you’ve got.
The promise, the warning,
The peace and joy, the everlasting life.
He’s changing you and made you new,
You’re a wonderful mother and wife.
So, continue on now, don’t be shy,
Jesus is your friend!
With quick wit and cutting remarks,
In love for Him contend.
| Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 10101100 111101 11010111 011111 010010 010100101 11010111 101001001 101011111 10111 11101001 011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 379 |
| Words | 80 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Written on November 09, 2006
Submitted by dawg4jesus on February 18, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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