Analysis of Valentine, February 14
Give her sweetheart roses
in a love bouquet
Shoot her in cute poses in pink lingerie
Give her luscious kisses
in a tender pant
Hold her in good nisus by amorous cant
Give her upbeat visions
in a higher place
Show her all divisions of enticing grace
Give her creamy truffles
in a festive boat
Dress her in soft ruffles on a party float
Give her torrid stories
in an ardent style
Tempt her into glories by sensual guile
Give her noble pledges
in a decent mode
Lift her to safe ledges in a moral code
| Scheme | ABB XCC XDD XEE XFF AGG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10110 00101 1001100110 101010 00101 1001111001 10110 00101 10101010101 101010 00101 10011010101 101010 01101 10011011001 101010 00101 10111000101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 480 |
| Words | 96 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 67 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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