Analysis of Jennie

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



Some men affect a liking
For the prim in face and mind,
And some prefer the striking
And the loud in womankind;
Wee Madge is wooed of many,
And buxom Kate, as well,
And Jennie--charming Jennie--
Ah, Jennie doesn't tell!

What eyes so bright as Daisy's,
And who as Maud so fair?
Who does not sing the praises
Of Lucy's golden hair?
There's Sophie--she is witty,
A very sprite is Nell,
And Susie's, oh, so pretty--
But Jennie doesn't tell!

And now for my confession:
Of all the virtues rare,
I argue that discretion
Doth most beseem the fair.
And though I hear the many
Extol each other belle,
I--I pronounce for Jennie,
For Jennie doesn't tell!


Scheme ABABCDCD XEXECDCD FEFECDCD
Poetic Form
Metre 1101010 1010101 0101010 00101 1111110 010111 0101010 110101 1111110 011111 1111010 11101 1101110 010111 0101110 110101 0111010 110101 1101010 11101 0111010 011101 1101110 110101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 627
Words 119
Sentences 7
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 163
Words per stanza (avg) 39
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 18, 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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