Analysis of Death Of A Good Man
To all of you I left behind
It is now the time to unwind
Shed no tears at my demise
Just keep your eyes open wide
Remember me when I was young
Trying hard to keep a civil tongue
I enjoyed my life with my dear wife
Having boys once, twice, thrice
When they were born they were so tiny
So we settled in the town of Piney
The day that came to make me sway
Was when the Lord took Robert away
We kept our faith in all the rest
Still always hopeing for the best
From this day on I can finally say
I can now protect you night and day
From up above I will always guide
All my family on the righteous ride
So now I close with my last words
Please take care of all my birds
| Scheme | AABCDDEFGGHHIIHHCCJJ |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 11111101 11101101 1111101 1111101 01011111 101110101 101111111 101111 110110110 111000111 01111111 110111001 111010101 111101 1111111001 111011101 11011111 1110010101 11111111 1111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 644 |
| Words | 142 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 520 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 142 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on April 28, 2023
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