Analysis of To put this World down, like a Bundle
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
To put this World down, like a Bundle—
And walk steady, away,
Requires Energy—possibly Agony—
'Tis the Scarlet way
Trodden with straight renunciation
By the Son of God—
Later, his faint Confederates
Justify the Road—
Flavors of that old Crucifixion—
Filaments of Bloom, Pontius Pilate sowed—
Strong Clusters, from Barabbas' Tomb—
Sacrament, Saints partook before us—
Patent, every drop,
With the Brand of the Gentile Drinker
Who indorsed the Cup—
| Scheme | XAXA BXCX BXX CXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 111111010 011001 010100100100 10101 10110010 10111 10111 1001 10111010 100111011 110111 10011011 101001 10110110 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 460 |
| Words | 72 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 3, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 23, 2023
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