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 |
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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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