Analysis of It tossed—and tossed
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
It tossed—and tossed—
A little Brig I knew—o'ertook by Blast—
It spun—and spun—
And groped delirious, for Morn—
It slipped—and slipped—
As One that drunken—stept—
Its white foot tripped—
Then dropped from sight—
Ah, Brig—Good Night
To Crew and You—
The Ocean's Heart too smooth—too Blue—
To break for You—
Scheme | AXXX BABC CDDD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101 010111111 1101 01010011 1101 111101 1111 1111 1111 1101 01011111 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 338 |
Words | 52 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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