Analysis of I lived on Dread
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
I lived on Dread—
To Those who know
The Stimulus there is
In Danger—Other impetus
Is numb—and Vitalless—
As 'twere a Spur—upon the Soul—
A Fear will urge it where
To go without the Sceptre's aid
Were Challenging Despair.
| Scheme | XXAXA XBXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111 1111 010011 01010100 1101 11010101 011111 1101011 010001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 232 |
| Words | 41 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 05, 2023
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