Analysis of I showed her Heights she never saw
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
I showed her Heights she never saw—
"Would'st Climb," I said?
She said—"Not so"—
"With me—" I said—With me?
I showed her Secrets—Morning's Nest—
The Rope the Nights were put across—
And now—"Would'st have me for a Guest?"
She could not find her Yes—
And then, I brake my life—And Lo,
A Light, for her, did solemn glow,
The larger, as her face withdrew—
And could she, further, "No"?
| Scheme | ABCDEFEGCCHC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011101 11111 1111 111111 11010101 01010101 011111101 111101 01111101 01101101 01010101 011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 403 |
| Words | 73 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 276 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 69 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 03, 2023
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