Analysis of The nearest dream recedes, unrealized.
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
The nearest dream recedes, unrealized.
The heaven we chase
Like the June bee
Before the school-boy
Invites the race;
Stoops to an easy clover
Dips--evades--teases--deploys;
Then to the royal clouds
Lifts his light pinnace
Heedless of the boy
Staring, bewildered, at the mocking sky.
Homesick for steadfast honey,
Ah! the bee flies not
That brews that rare variety.
| Scheme | XABCAXXXACX BXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010101010 01011 1011 01011 0101 1111010 1011001 110101 1111 1101 1001010101 11110 10111 11110100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 409 |
| Words | 60 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 11, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 145 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 23, 2023
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