Analysis of Who is this Man?
Who is this Man, of whom all prophets speak,
the One who is so strong and yet so meek?
The Man of miracles Who spreads around
wisdom and love nowhere else to be found.
Who is this Man, the One from Galilee
who brings calm to those on the raging sea?
The Man that bids the rushing winds to cease
and amidst the chaos of life brings us peace.
Who is this Man who reaches out to touch
the blind and leprous who He loves so much?
The Man to whom the people are bringing
the blind, the deaf, the dumb and the dying.
Who is this Man dressed in a crimson robe
the One that all the leaders fear and loathe?
The Man that they mock and beat with a rod
The One who is known as the Son of God.
Who is this Man we see climbing the hill
so determined to carry out God’s will?
Who from the cross cries out “Father, forgive,”
and gives up His life so that we might live.
Who is this Man lying dead in the grave
and then in triumph rises up to save?
The One we see ascending into heaven
opening its’ gates to men and women.
He is the Christ, God’s One and Only Son.
He is the Lord, the Altogether Lovely One.
God manifest in human flesh is He
Deity clothed with our Humanity.
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF XXGG HHXX IIJJ JJCC |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (71%) |
Metre | 1111111101 0111110111 0111001101 100111111 111101110 1111110101 0111010111 00101011111 1111110111 010111111 0111010110 0101010010 1111100101 0111010101 0111101101 0111110111 1111111001 1010110111 1101111001 0111111111 1111101001 0101010111 01110100110 1001111010 1101110101 11010010101 110010111 10011100100 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,168 |
Words | 237 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 128 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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