Analysis of A poor—torn heart—a tattered heart
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
A poor—torn heart—a tattered heart—
That sat it down to rest—
Nor noticed that the Ebbing Day
Flowed silver to the West—
Nor noticed Night did soft descend—
Nor Constellation burn—
Intent upon the vision
Of latitudes unknown.
The angels—happening that way
This dusty heart espied—
Tenderly took it up from toil
And carried it to God—
There—sandals for the Barefoot—
There—gathered from the gales—
Do the blue havens by the hand
Lead the wandering Sails.
| Scheme | ABCBXXXX CAXXXDXD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01110101 111111 11010101 110101 11011101 10101 0101010 11001 01010011 11011 10011111 010111 110101 110101 10110101 101001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 474 |
| Words | 78 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 181 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 22, 2023
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