Analysis of Big Ben
Joel Hegeman 1977 (Jacksonville, FL)
Big Ben was old, well past his time,
He was trying to regain the form he had in his prime.
He had been struggling for months to get in a groove,
he kept on going for he felt he had something to prove.
He no longer cared about money or the all-star team,
he was out there now to continue living his dream.
His team was good, the best in the league,
they made it to the World Series with two clean sweeps.
He didn’t pitch in all that time,
the manager didn’t want him giving up the lead in the ninth.
The series was close and came down to the end,
game 7 ninth inning no one left to pitch but Big Ben.
He took the mound and got two quick outs,
then gave up three walks in a row and heard the shouts.
“Take him out!” he could hear the home crowd yell,
then he heard a voice say, “Hey Ben, go to hell!”
He knew if he gave up another walk his team wouldn’t win,
so he took a deep breath and started throwing strikes again.
One strike, Two strikes Ben was far ahead,
then he threw three balls in a row and thought he was dead.
With one last effort he reared back and threw,
the batter swung and right by him it flew.
Big Ben had done it though he scared everyone there,
but once the game was over no one seemed to care.
Big Ben retired and returned home to his wife,
he had fulfilled his dream he had all his life.
Scheme | AABBCCDEAFGHIIJJKHLLMMNNOO |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111111 11101010111011 1111001111001 11110111111011 11101011010111 1111110101011 111101001 111101101111 1110111 010011110101001 01011011101 111011111111 110101111 111110010101 1111110111 11101111111 11111101011111 11101101010101 111111101 1111100101111 1111011101 0101011111 11111111101 110111011111 11010011111 11011111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,297 |
Words | 270 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 26 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 1,001 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 268 |
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Submitted on April 16, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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