Analysis of Jean lewis from cwmcarn
Jean Lewis from Cwmcarn
Took me to her father’s barn
And showed me things I’d never seen before
She said she’d like to play
So I quickly said OK
And I handed her the trumpet off the floor.
She sat down near the wall
And she played a bugle call
Even” Satchmo.” Would, I’m sure, have been impressed
Her talent and her skill
Gave me such a thrill
Then she grinned at me and quickly got undressed.
Now I’d never seen it all
And although I was quite tall
I was young and not too difficult to shock
But this lady in the byre
Seemed to harden my desire
So I quickly dashed across and turned the lock.
The events she set in train
Are engraved across my brain
She was gentle and she guided me throughout
I considered it a sin
But I rapidly gave in
When she asked me if I’d like another bout.
To end it all was tough
But my knees were feeling rough
From the splinters in the floor of that old barn
So we both of us got dressed
And we made our way up West
For supper in “The Flag” at Abercarn.
When we’d had our steak and chips
I kissed Jean on the lips
And ordered her another gin and lime
Then I drove her to her home
But no matter where I roam
I’ll ne’er forget that fabulous “First Time”
Scheme | AABCCB DDEFFE DDGBXG AAHAAH IIAEEA JJKLLK |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011 1110101 0111110101 111111 1110111 01100010101 111101 0110101 1011111101 010001 11101 11111010101 1110111 011111 11101110011 1110001 11101010 11101010101 0011101 1010111 11100110101 1010101 1110010 11111110101 111111 1110101 1010011111 1111111 01110111 11000111 11110101 111101 0100010101 1110101 1110111 1101110011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,176 |
Words | 240 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 153 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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Submitted on August 01, 2016
Modified on March 14, 2023
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