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
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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