Analysis of Roll Me Over



Now, this is number one,
   And the fun has just begun.
   Roll me over, lay me down,
   And do it again.[CHORUS]
     Roll me over, in the clover,
     Roll me over, lay me down,
     And do it again.
   Now, this is number two,
   And he's got me in a stew.
   Roll me over, lay me down,
  And do it again.[CHORUS]

Now, this is number three,
  And his hand is on my knee.
  Roll me over, lay me down,
  And do it again.[CHORUS]

Now, this is number four,
  And he's got me on the floor.
  Roll me over, lay me down,
  And do it again.[CHORUS]

Now, this is number five,
  And his hand is on my thigh.
  Roll me over, lay me down,
  And do it again.[CHORUS]

Now, this is number six,
  And he's got me in a fix.
  Roll me over, lay me down,
  And do it again.[CHORUS]

Now, this is number seven,
  And it's just like being in heaven.
  Roll me over, lay me down,
  And do it again.[CHORUS]

Now, this is number eight,
  And the doctor's at the gate.
  Roll me over, lay me down,
  And do it again.[CHORUS]

Now, this is number nine,
  And the twins are doing fine.
  Roll me over, lay me down,
  And do it again.[CHORUS]

Now, this is number ten,
  And he's started once again.
  Roll me over, lay me down,
  And do it again.


Scheme aaBCxBDeeBC ffBC ggBC xxBC ccBC aaBC hhBC iiBC ddBD
Poetic Form
Metre 111101 0011101 1110111 0111 11100010 1110111 01101 111101 0111001 1110111 0111 111101 0111111 1110111 0111 111101 0111101 1110111 0111 111101 0111111 1110111 0111 111101 0111001 1110111 0111 1111010 011110010 1110111 0111 111101 0010101 1110111 0111 111101 0011101 1110111 0111 111101 0110101 1110111 01101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,202
Words 242
Sentences 22
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 11, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 43
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 93
Words per stanza (avg) 26
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 18, 2023

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