Analysis of I know where Wells grow—Droughtless Wells
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
I know where Wells grow—Droughtless Wells—
Deep dug—for Summer days—
Where Mosses go no more away—
And Pebble—safely plays—
It's made of Fathoms—and a Belt—
A Belt of jagged Stone—
Inlaid with Emerald—half way down—
And Diamonds—jumbled on—
It has no Bucket—Were I rich
A Bucket I would buy—
I'm often thirsty—but my lips
Are so high up—You see—
I read in an Old fashioned Book
That People "thirst no more"—
The Wells have Buckets to them there—
It must mean that—I'm sure—
Shall We remember Parching—then?
Those Waters sound so grand—
I think a little Well—like Mine—
Dearer to understand—
Scheme | XAXA XXXX XXXX XXXX XBXB |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (40%) Etheree (35%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 1111111 111101 11011101 010101 11110001 01111 1110111 010101 11110011 010111 11010111 111111 11011101 110111 01110111 111111 1101011 110111 11010111 10101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 635 |
Words | 103 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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