Analysis of This Merit hath the worst
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
This Merit hath the worst—
It cannot be again—
When Fate hath taunted last
And thrown Her furthest Stone—
The Maimed may pause, and breathe,
And glance securely round—
The Deer attracts no further
Than it resists—the Hound—
| Scheme | XXXX XAXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 110101 110101 111101 010101 011101 010101 0101110 110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 236 |
| Words | 40 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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