Analysis of O Brother

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



As shadows flee across the earth
Another child is given birth
And as one goes so goes the other
Just like a sister with her brother

She told Him what they did to her
How she begged; but no one heard
All the pain that she went through
And how they made her black and blue

From swollen eyes her teardrops fell
Her Brother swore they’re going to hell
And when He found them; sure enough
He found that they were not that tough

He came against the biggest one
And kicked his ass, it seemed such fun
He fell upon the rest of them
And brought those wretches to their end
AMEN!


Scheme AABB BXCC DDEE FFXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 1110101 01011101 011111010 110101010 11111110 1111111 1011111 01110101 1101011 010111011 01111101 11110111 11010101 01111111 11010111 0111111 01
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 574
Words 116
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 5
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 113
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Written on December 21, 2022

Submitted by dawg4jesus on December 21, 2022

Modified on April 25, 2023

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