Analysis of Till Death—is narrow Loving
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Till Death—is narrow Loving—
The scantest Heart extant
Will hold you till your privilege
Of Finiteness—be spent—
But He whose loss procures you
Such Destitution that
Your Life too abject for itself
Thenceforward imitate—
Until—Resemblance perfect—
Yourself, for His pursuit
Delight of Nature—abdicate—
Exhibit Love—somewhat—
| Scheme | XXXX XXXA XXAX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111010 01110 1111110 1111 111111 11001 11110101 110 0101001 011101 0111010 010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 343 |
| Words | 47 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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