Analysis of A Valentine

Eugene Field 1850 (St. Louis) – 1895 (Chicago)



Go, Cupid, and my sweetheart tell
I love her well.
Yes, though she tramples on my heart
And rends that bleeding thing apart;
And though she rolls a scornful eye
On doting me when I go by;
And though she scouts at everything
As tribute unto her I bring -
Apple, banana, caramel -
Haste, Cupid, to my love and tell,
In spite of all, I love her well!

And further say I have a sled
Cushioned in blue and painted red!
The groceryman has promised I
Can "hitch" whenever he goes by -
Go, tell her that, and, furthermore,
Apprise my sweetheart that a score
Of other little girls implore
The boon of riding on that sled
Painted and hitched, as aforesaid; -
And tell her, Cupid, only she
Shall ride upon that sled with me!
Tell her this all, and further tell
I love her well.


Scheme aAbbccddxaa eeccfffeeggaA
Poetic Form
Metre 1100111 1101 11110111 01110101 01110101 11011111 0111110 11010011 10010100 11011101 01111101 01011101 10010101 011101 11010111 1101010 0111101 11010101 01110111 1001101 01010101 11011111 10110101 1101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 750
Words 150
Sentences 6
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 11, 13
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 294
Words per stanza (avg) 74
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 22, 2023

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Eugene Field

Eugene Field, Sr. was an American writer, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays. more…

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