Analysis of The Way I read a Letter's—this
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
The Way I read a Letter's—this—
'Tis first—I lock the Door—
And push it with my fingers—next—
For transport it be sure—
And then I go the furthest off
To counteract a knock—
Then draw my little Letter forth
And slowly pick the lock—
Then—glancing narrow, at the Wall—
And narrow at the floor
For firm Conviction of a Mouse
Not exorcised before—
Peruse how infinite I am
To no one that You—know—
And sigh for lack of Heaven—but not
The Heaven God bestow—
Scheme | XAXX XBXB XAXA XCXC |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
Metre | 0111011 111101 01111101 101111 01110101 11001 11110101 010101 11010101 010101 11010101 1101 01110011 111111 011111011 010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 478 |
Words | 86 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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