Analysis of Tho' my destiny be Fustian

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



Tho' my destiny be Fustian—
Hers be damask fine—
Tho' she wear a silver apron—
I, a less divine—

Still, my little Gypsy being
I would far prefer,
Still, my little sunburnt bosom
To her Rosier,

For, when Frosts, their punctual fingers
On her forehead lay,
You and I, and Dr. Holland,
Bloom Eternally!

Roses of a steadfast summer
In a steadfast land,
Where no Autumn lifts her pencil—
And no Reapers stand!


Scheme AAAA XBXB XXXX BCXC
Poetic Form Quatrain  (75%)
Metre 1110011 01101 11101010 10101 11101010 11101 1110110 10100 111110010 10101 1010110 10100 1010110 0011 11101010 0111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 407
Words 75
Sentences 4
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 78
Words per stanza (avg) 18
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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