Analysis of Shenandoah
Oh Shenandoah,
I long to hear you,
Away you rolling river,
Oh Shenandoah,
I long to hear you,
Away, I'm bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri.
Oh Shenandoah,
I love your daughter,
Away you rolling river,
I'll take her
'cross your rollin' water,
Away, I'm bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri.
'Tis seven years
since last I saw you.
Away you rolling river,
'Tis seven years
since last I saw you.
Away, I'm bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri.
Oh Shenandoah,
I love your daughter,
Away you rolling river,
Oh Shenandoah,
I'll come to claim her.
Away, I'm bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri.
In all these years,
Whene'er I saw her,
We have kept
Our love a secret,
Oh! Shenandoah,
I do adore her,
Away, I'm bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri.
Oh Shenandoah,
She's bound to leave you.
Away you rolling river,
Oh Shenandoah,
I'll not deceive you.
Away, I'm bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri.
| Scheme | ABCABDE ACCccDE FBCFBDE ACCAcDE fcxxAcDE AbCAbDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1010 11111 0111010 1010 11111 011101 101010 1010 11110 0111010 110 111010 011101 101010 1101 11111 0111010 1101 11111 011101 101010 1010 11110 0111010 1010 11110 011101 101010 0111 1110 111 101010 1010 11010 011101 101010 1010 11111 0111010 1010 11011 011101 101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 851 |
| Words | 160 |
| Sentences | 13 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7, 7, 7, 7, 8, 7 |
| Lines Amount | 43 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 111 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 27, 2023
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