Analysis of Shells from the Coast mistaking
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Shells from the Coast mistaking—
I cherished them for All—
Happening in After Ages
To entertain a Pearl—
Wherefore so late—I murmured—
My need of Thee—be done—
Therefore—the Pearl responded—
My Period begin
| Scheme | XXXX XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101010 110111 10001010 10101 111110 111111 101010 110001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 225 |
| Words | 35 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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