Analysis of Forever—it composed of Nows
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Forever—it composed of Nows—
'Tis not a different time—
Except for Infiniteness—
And Latitude of Home—
From this—experienced Here—
Remove the Dates—to These—
Let Months dissolve in further Months—
And Years—exhale in Years—
Without Debate—or Pause—
Or Celebrated Days—
No different Our Years would be
From Anno Domini's—
| Scheme | AXAX XAAA AAXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01010111 1101001 0111 01011 1101001 010111 11010101 010101 010111 11001 110010111 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 349 |
| Words | 50 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 26, 2023
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