Analysis of Me prove it now—Whoever doubt

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



Me prove it now—Whoever doubt
Me stop to prove it—now—
Make haste—the Scruple! Death be scant
For Opportunity—

The River reaches to my feet—
As yet—My Heart be dry—
Oh Lover—Life could not convince—
Might Death—enable Thee—

The River reaches to My Breast—
Still—still—My Hands above
Proclaim with their remaining Might—
Dost recognize the Love?

The River reaches to my Mouth—
Remember—when the Sea
Swept by my searching eyes—the last—
Themselves were quick—with Thee!


Scheme XXXA XXXA XBXB XAXA
Poetic Form Quatrain  (50%)
Metre 11110101 111111 11010111 10100 01010111 111111 11011101 110101 01010111 111101 01110101 11001 01010111 010101 11110101 010111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 502
Words 76
Sentences 4
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 93
Words per stanza (avg) 19
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 17, 2023

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