Analysis of The Best Man

Valiantstar 1961 (Sydney)



The best man at my wedding was a very lovely bloke,

Took the role with dignity,
Not knowing me from a bar of soap!

I think back now how privileged I was,
To have this man by my side.

Handsome, loyal, devoted,
His niece for my bride.

Many years have passed,
Listening from afar,

I ask that you find comfort in the bright and morning star.

Love we are given, there is no need to plead,

We can trust in him, where confidence recedes.

And if our heart condemns us, it's no real fuss,

Just take it to the Father, in him we can trust.

He looks after the widow, and raises us from the grave.

Into His glory, into His image we are made.

Bless you, my best man.

You ran a noble race.

May any dirt from this earth,
Be washed without a trace.


Scheme X XX XA XA XB B X X X X X X X C XC
Poetic Form
Metre 01111101010101 1011100 110110111 111111011 1111111 1010010 11111 10111 100101 11111100010101 11110111111 11101110001 011010111111 111101001111 11100100101101 0111001110111 11111 110101 1101111 110101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 757
Words 179
Sentences 11
Stanzas 15
Stanza Lengths 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 37
Words per stanza (avg) 10
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Written on November 15, 2023

Submitted by myway6119 on November 15, 2023

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