Analysis of Cajun Flower



I met a girl way down in Lou-zi-an
Who told me that her name was Marianne
A Cajun rose that took me by the hand
And told me that I was her only man

She was a looker and I must confess
She made me nervous in that yellow dress
And all I knew is that I must disguise
The raging passion burning in my eyes

She moved me like nobody else I know
With all her souther comfort, smooth and slow
And when she said she'd always love me so
It made me never wanna let her go

But I was foolish as a younger man
And broke a heart way down in Cajun land
And found a love and wouldn't let it last
And wish I could go back and change the past

If you are ever down in Cajun land
And find somebody like my Marianne
Don't be a fool and ever let her go
But tell her that you'll always love her so


Scheme AABA CCDD EEEE ABFF BAEE
Poetic Form Quatrain  (40%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Etheree  (20%)
Metre 1101110111 111101101 0101111101 0111110101 1101001101 1111001101 0111111101 0101010011 11111111 1101010101 011111111 1111010101 1111010101 0101110101 0101010111 0111110101 1111010101 01101101 1101010101 110111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 754
Words 167
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 120
Words per stanza (avg) 33
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on April 11, 2023

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