Analysis of Besides the Autumn poets sing
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Besides the Autumn poets sing
A few prosaic days
A little this side of the snow
And that side of the Haze—
A few incisive Mornings—
A few Ascetic Eves—
Gone—Mr. Bryant's "Golden Rod"—
And Mr. Thomson's "sheaves."
Still, is the bustle in the Brook—
Sealed are the spicy valves—
Mesmeric fingers softly touch
The Eyes of many Elves—
Perhaps a squirrel may remain—
My sentiments to share—
Grant me, Oh Lord, a sunny mind—
Thy windy will to bear!
| Scheme | XAXA XBXB XXXX XCXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
| Metre | 01010101 010101 01011101 011101 0101010 010101 1101101 010101 11010001 110101 110101 011101 01010101 110011 11110101 110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 457 |
| Words | 83 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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