Analysis of Fire Proof
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Christmas has become a time
To grab all you desire;
Forget about the fact that you
Will not escape the fire!
The fire has come upon the earth
To test the hearts of men.
His name is Jesus; Son of God,
He is the great I AM!
He brandishes a mighty sword;
Dividing bone and marrow.
The journey’s long; the time is short.
So, walk the straight and narrow!
God the Father loves you so;
He gave you Christ His Son!
Though the battles may be many,
Yet the victory He has won!
| Scheme | XAXA XXXX XBXB BCXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
| Metre | 1010101 1111010 01010111 1101010 010110101 110111 11110111 110111 11000101 0101010 01010111 1101010 1010111 111111 10101110 10100111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 472 |
| Words | 108 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 90 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Written on August 06, 2009
Submitted by dawg4jesus on November 14, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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