Analysis of Why—do they shut Me out of Heaven?
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Why—do they shut Me out of Heaven?
Did I sing—too loud?
But—I can say a little "Minor"
Timid as a Bird!
Wouldn't the Angels try me—
Just—once—more—
Just—see—if I troubled them—
But don't—shut the door!
Oh, if I—were the Gentleman
In the "White Robe"—
And they—were the little Hand—that knocked—
Could—I—forbid?
| Scheme | AXXX XXX AXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111110 11111 111101010 10101 1001011 11111111101 11101 11100100 0011 010010111 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 349 |
| Words | 53 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 77 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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