Analysis of Grace or Disgrace

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



Who knows what will happen next,
Though the future has now been decided?
Good works have already been laid out,
For the ones in whom Christ has abided.

But what will the outcome be of these works,
For the ones who have not yet been called?
Will they turn to seek God; His mercy and grace,
Or in their tracks will they be stalled?

I wish I could say that for all it ends well,
But you know this is just not the case.
Because you know many on earth at this time,
Will choose to live and die in disgrace!


Scheme XAXA XBCB XCXC
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 1111101 101011110 111010111 1010111010 111011111 101111111 11111111001 10111111 11111111111 111111101 01111011111 111101001
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 503
Words 114
Sentences 6
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 129
Words per stanza (avg) 34
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Written on December 08, 2007

Submitted by dawg4jesus on January 21, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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