A Burdock—clawed my Gown

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



A Burdock—clawed my Gown—
Not Burdock's—blame—
But mine—
Who went too near
The Burdock's Den—

A Bog—affronts my shoe—
What else have Bogs—to do—
The only Trade they know—
The splashing Men!
Ah, pity—then!

'Tis Minnows can despise!
The Elephant's—calm eyes
Look further on!

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXXA BBXAA CCX
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 294
Words 46
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 3

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