Analysis of Sweet Gen Genoveve
Sweet Gen Genoveve
When you hold out your hand
Don't you know its only me
That really understands
Sweet Gen Genoveve
When you hold out on me
You think I don't understand
That you were so hungry
Sweet Gen Genoveve
You know I'm your only friend
When I'm holding out my hand
Take a little rest by me
Sweet Gen Genoveve
Your heart is on your sleeve
But the cold don't understand
This ain't your promiseland
Sweet Gen Genoveve
Put your trust in me
You bless us with your sweet torn hands
When you sit here with me
| Scheme | Abcd Acbc Axbc Aabb Acdc |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (60%) Etheree (35%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 111 111111 1111101 11001 111 111111 111101 110110 111 1111101 1110111 1010111 111 111111 101101 1111 111 11101 11111111 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 514 |
| Words | 104 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 81 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Written on November 17, 2022
Submitted by heathert.34240 on November 17, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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