Analysis of Chanson Un Peu Naïve

Louise Bogan 1897 (Livermore Falls) – 1970 (New York City)



What body can be ploughed,
Sown, and broken yearly?
But she would not die, she vowed,
But she has, nearly.
        Sing, heart sing;
        Call and carol clearly.

And, since she could not die,
Care would be a feather,
A film over the eye
Of two that lie together.
        Fly, song, fly,
        Break your little tether.

So from strength concealed
She makes her pretty boast:
Plain is a furrow healed
And she may love you most.
        Cry, song, cry,
        And hear your crying lost.


Scheme ABABXB CDCDCD EFEFCX
Poetic Form
Metre 110111 101010 1111111 11110 111 101010 011111 111010 011001 1111010 111 111010 11101 110101 110101 011111 111 011101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 480
Words 85
Sentences 8
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 112
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 14, 2023

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