This is an analysis of Jennie by Eugene Field.

Some men affect a liking
For the prim in face and mind,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbcbc dedebcbc fefebcbc
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,
  • Metre: 1101010 1010111 1101010 1010100 1101010 110111 1101010 110101 1111110 111111 1111010 010101 1101010 010101 1101110 110101 1111010 010101 1101010 111001 1111010 011101 1101110 110101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 24

Repeated words/phrases

and, jennie, i

Anaphora

and