Analysis of What would I give to see his face?
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
What would I give to see his face?
I'd give—I'd give my life—of course—
But that is not enough!
Stop just a minute—let me think!
I'd give my biggest Bobolink!
That makes two—Him—and Life!
You know who "June" is—
I'd give her—
Roses a day from Zanzibar—
And Lily tubes—like Wells—
Bees—by the furlong—
Straits of Blue
Navies of Butterflies—sailed thro'—
And dappled Cowslip Dells—
Then I have "shares" in Primrose "Banks"—
Daffodil Dowries—spicy "Stocks"—
Dominions—broad as Dew—
Bags of Doublons—adventurous Bees
Brought me—from firmamental seas—
And Purple—from Peru—
Now—have I bought it—
"Shylock"? Say!
Sign me the Bond!
"I vow to pay
To Her—who pledges this—
One hour—of her Sovereign's face"!
Ecstatic Contract!
Niggard Grace!
My Kingdom's worth of Bliss!
| Scheme | AXXBBXXCXXXDCA XXDEED XFXFGAXAG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111111 11111111 111101 11010111 111101 111101 11111 110 1001110 010111 1101 111 1011011 01101 1111011 101101 1111 11101001 11111 010101 11111 11 1101 1111 101101 1101011 0101 101 110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 803 |
| Words | 123 |
| Sentences | 13 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14, 6, 9 |
| Lines Amount | 29 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 193 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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