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 |
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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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