Analysis of Sooner or Later
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
One day I will rejoice in death
When that death is my own
When all my flesh has been consumed
And I’m on my way home
I’ll hear the angels singing
As we stand around the throne
My wife, my brothers and my friends
And all that He has known
The God of heaven and the earth
Is still alive today
We only live to serve Him
And He teaches us His ways
Then when the lesson is complete
Our suffering will end
For we shall be as children
Just out playing with our friends
We’ll sing and dance around the throne
Of Jesus who has saved us
The perfect Lamb, our sacrifice
By His blood He redeemed us
| Scheme | XAXX XABA XXXX XXXB ACXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (40%) Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 11110101 111111 11111101 011111 1101010 1110101 11110011 011111 01110001 110101 1101111 0110111 11010101 1010011 1111110 11101101 11010101 1101111 00111010 1111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 596 |
| Words | 123 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Written on March 01, 2013
Submitted by dawg4jesus on September 07, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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