Analysis of My Soul—accused me—And I quailed
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
My Soul—accused me—And I quailed—
As Tongue of Diamond had reviled
All else accused me—and I smiled—
My Soul—that Morning—was My friend—
Her favor—is the best Disdain
Toward Artifice of Time—or Men—
But Her Disdain—'twere lighter bear
A finger of Enamelled Fire—
| Scheme | AAAA XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 11011011 11110101 11011011 11110111 01010101 011001111 10011101 0101110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 289 |
| Words | 44 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 104 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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