Analysis of Can't Keep Me
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Can't keep my eyes looking down.
Can't keep my feet to shuffle around.
I have found what makes grounded.
And my mind stays clear and sound.
To keep me up!
From a pity to bait it.
To keep me up!
From a pity to bait it.
To keep me up!
From a pity to bait it.
I ain't into that pity stuff.
When I strut my head is up.
I ain't into that pity stuff!
The faith I have to keep it real is not debated.
The faith I have to keep it real is not debated.
The faith I have to keep it real is not debated!
And when I strut my head is up.
I ain't into that pity stuff.
You can't keep me away,
From who I am here to stay.
No you can't keep me.
Oh no you can't keep me.
No you can't keep me away,
From who I am here to stay.
No you can't keep me.
Oh no you can't keep me!
| Scheme | xabaCDCDCDE cE BBBcE fFGG fFGG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111101 111111001 1111110 0111101 1111 1010111 1111 1010111 1111 1010111 11011101 1111111 11011101 0111111111010 0111111111010 0111111111010 01111111 11011101 111101 1111111 11111 111111 1111101 1111111 11111 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 729 |
| Words | 169 |
| Sentences | 24 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 11, 2, 5, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 26 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 110 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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