Analysis of Sweet Calamity
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
In a little old farmhouse down the road
Lived a little old man with a heavy load
He carried his sorrow and anger and grief
Wouldn’t share with his neighbors and got no relief
He used to have money and family and friends
But now he has no one on whom to depend
Calamity came and she knocked on his door
He couldn’t resist her, so she came back for more
She cleaned out his house; no more family or friends
No possessions or money for him to defend
She left him there naked, alone on the floor
He was writhing in pain when she left for the shore
It looked like a good day to go to the beach
So, she kicked up some waves and started to preach
She stated the things she was going to do
Then she turned and was looking directly at you
She doesn’t play favorites; but this you should learn
You’re waiting in line and you’ll get your turn!
Scheme | AABB CDEE CDEE FFGG HH |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 001011101 10101110101 11011001001 11111001101 111110010001 11111111101 01001011111 11010111111 111111110011 101011011101 11111001101 111001111101 11101111101 11111101011 11001111011 111011001011 11110011111 1100101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 846 |
Words | 170 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 131 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Written on January 05, 2023
Submitted by dawg4jesus on January 05, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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