Analysis of 444
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
May the fours be with you, yes as they four ever go
Whether you play to win this time or only play to show
There are four living creatures around the throne and one was made for you
There are also twenty-four elders there so you can have a six-pack too
Jesus bought a case of these to share with all His friends
But don’t take any of the last three sixes He’ll be killing them
Four seasons, four gospels, four corners and four winds
Though I start with these fours and yet I only begin
The first four commandments are all about the Lord
The fourth starts with Remember ends with Therefore
I wonder if therefore really adds up to seven
Or if I’m slightly dyslexic, I guess I’ll find out in heaven
The four angels bound by the fourth river today
Will very soon no longer be kept there that way
If you think 444 means nothing to you
You’d best think again, I’m only saying what’s true
But don’t despair loved one this isn’t the end
If Jesus, the Christ has called you His friend
Scheme | AABBCDEFGHIIJJBBKK |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011111111101 10111111110111 11110100101011111 111010110111110111 1010111111111 1111010111011101 110110110011 1111110111001 011010110101 0111010111 110111011110 1111001011111010 011011011001 110111011111 11111011 111011101001 1101111101 1100111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 993 |
Words | 188 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 43 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 771 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 188 |
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