Analysis of I could suffice for Him, I knew
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
I could suffice for Him, I knew—
He—could suffice for Me—
Yet Hesitating Fractions—Both
Surveyed Infinity—
"Would I be Whole" He sudden broached—
My syllable rebelled—
'Twas face to face with Nature—forced—
'Twas face to face with God—
Withdrew the Sun—to Other Wests—
Withdrew the furthest Star
Before Decision—stooped to speech—
And then—be audibler
The Answer of the Sea unto
The Motion of the Moon—
Herself adjust Her Tides—unto—
Could I—do else—with Mine?
| Scheme | ABXB XXXX XCXC AXAX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 11011111 110111 1100101 010100 11111101 110001 11111101 111111 01011101 010101 01010111 0111 01010110 010101 01010110 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 493 |
| Words | 75 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 15, 2023
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