Analysis of No Notice gave She, but a Change

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



No Notice gave She, but a Change—
No Message, but a Sigh—
For Whom, the Time did not suffice
That She should specify.

She was not warm, though Summer shone
Nor scrupulous of cold
Though Rime by Rime, the steady Frost
Upon Her Bosom piled—

Of shrinking ways—she did not fright
Though all the Village looked—
But held Her gravity aloft—
And met the gaze—direct—

And when adjusted like a Seed
In careful fitted Ground
Unto the Everlasting Spring
And hindered but a Mound

Her Warm return, if so she chose—
And We—imploring drew—
Removed our invitation by
As Some She never knew—


Scheme XAXA XXXX XXXX XBXB XCAC
Poetic Form Quatrain  (60%)
Etheree  (30%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 11011101 110101 11011101 11110 11111101 110011 11110101 010101 11011111 110101 11010001 010101 01010101 010101 1000101 010101 01011111 010101 01100101 111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 587
Words 105
Sentences 2
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 91
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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