Analysis of Be My Girl
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Don’t need to lay down and stay down
I need to stay up and pray up
I feel so free now. Why should I sleep?
I remember that I have a promise to keep
I promised to love her for better or worse
This time is the worst, the better was first
Something turned Virginia upside down
So, I’m praying God will turn her around
She’s such a sensitive little girl
She’s Daddy’s princess; a precious pearl
A valuable jewel beyond compare
She’s beautiful that’s why we treat her with care
Come back to me; be my girl
| Scheme | AXBB XXAX CCDD C |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111011 11111011 111111111 101011101011 11011011011 1110101011 101010111 1110111001 110100101 11100101 0100100101 11001111011 1111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 517 |
| Words | 102 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Written on February 04, 2022
Submitted by dawg4jesus on March 28, 2022
Modified on April 21, 2023
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