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 |
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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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