Analysis of Next One Out

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



If you look around the world
Today, the fruit is over ripened
The grapes are rotting on the vine
And tensions have been heightened

The harvesters have gone on strike
There is no food to eat
And even what seemed sour once
Begins to look so sweet

Though death once seemed so far away
And caused all men to fear
The thought of it now looks so good
As many draws so near

I want to be the next one out
The game is almost over
I want to put aside this tent
And called rest in clover

Let God’s will be done and let His kingdom come!


Scheme XAXA XBXB XCXC XDXD X
Poetic Form
Metre 1110101 010111010 01110101 0101110 01001111 111111 01011101 011111 11111101 011111 01111111 110111 11110111 011110 11110111 011010 11111011101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 532
Words 112
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 83
Words per stanza (avg) 22
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Written on June 12, 2012

Submitted by dawg4jesus on July 14, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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