Analysis of That after Horror—that 'twas us
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
That after Horror—that 'twas us—
That passed the mouldering Pier—
Just as the Granite Crumb let go—
Our Savior, by a Hair—
A second more, had dropped too deep
For Fisherman to plumb—
The very profile of the Thought
Puts Recollection numb—
The possibility—to pass
Without a Moment's Bell—
Into Conjecture's presence—
Is like a Face of Steel—
That suddenly looks into ours
With a metallic grin—
The Cordiality of Death—
Who drills his Welcome in—
| Scheme | XXXX XAXA XXXXXBXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11010111 11011 11010111 1010101 01011111 11011 0101101 10101 0010011 010101 01110 110111 110010110 100101 0111 111100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 465 |
| Words | 78 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 117 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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