Analysis of Madam Jane
Robert Anderson 1750 (Carnwath) – 1830
Money meks us bonny,
Money meks us glad;
Be she auld or ugly,
Money brings a lad.
When I'd ne'er a penny,
De'il a lad hed I--
Pointin ay at Jenny,
Laughin they flew by.
Money causes flatt'ry,
Money meks us vain;
Money changes aw things--
Now I'm Madam Jane.
Sen auld Robby left me
Houses, fields, nit few.
Lads thrang round i' clusters,
I'm a beauty now!
Money meks us merry,
Money meks us bra;
Money gets us sweethearts--
That's the best of a'!
I ha'e fat and slender,
I ha'e shwort and taw;
I ha'e rake and miser--
I despise them aw!
Money they're aw seeking,
Money they's git neane;
Money sends them sneaking
Efter Madam Jane!
There's ane puir and bashfu',
I ha'e i' my e'e;
He's git han and siller,
Gin he fancies me.
Money meks us bonny, &c.
Scheme | ABABACAC DEXEAFXX ADXXDBDX GAGEFADAA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101110 10111 111110 10101 111010 110111 11110 1111 10101 10111 101011 11101 111011 10111 111110 10101 101110 10111 10111 10110 1111010 111101 1111010 10111 101110 10111 101110 1101 11101 1111111 111010 11101 1011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 722 |
Words | 145 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 9 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 136 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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