Analysis of It troubled me as once I was

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



It troubled me as once I was—
For I was once a Child—
Concluding how an Atom—fell—
And yet the Heavens—held—

The Heavens weighed the most—by far—
Yet Blue—and solid—stood—
Without a Bolt—that I could prove—
Would Giants—understand?

Life set me larger—problems—
Some I shall keep—to solve
Till Algebra is easier—
Or simpler proved—above—

Then—too-be comprehended—
What sorer—puzzled me—
Why Heaven did not break away—
And tumble—Blue—on me—  


Scheme XXXX XXXX XXXX XAXA
Poetic Form Quatrain  (25%)
Metre 11011111 111101 01011101 010101 01010111 110101 01011111 11001 1111010 111111 11001100 1100101 111010 11101 11011101 010111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 489
Words 70
Sentences 2
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 86
Words per stanza (avg) 17
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 27, 2023

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