I can not see the inspiration here but that is my fault I do not think I know the song well. The story of the poem is interesting. There are definitely characters. The setting feel like the seventeen hundreds to me. Probably because of the free time to brush her hair for an hour and the idea of a party. There is a plot basically a girl systematically getting ready for said party. We discover that her primping has resulted in a well described prize that she takes home to her parents. So it has most of what is needed to be a story poem. The trouble is that none of the characters have any development. We do not really know the cost of the win for the character or the value of the win to her. Is she trying to prove something to her parents? Her friends? Herself? There just are not any real stakes for the character in doing this. How old is she? Is she a child just showing off her looks? Or is she a young woman who is beginning the socially necessary task of finding a mate to support her? Because a girl who feels good about brushing her hair for hours really is not likely to be able to support herself.

Thank you for sharing this little poem it is cute and really made me think.

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