Analysis of A little East of Jordan
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
A little East of Jordan,
Evangelists record,
A Gymnast and an Angel
Did wrestle long and hard—
Till morning touching mountain—
And Jacob, waxing strong,
The Angel begged permission
To Breakfast—to return—
Not so, said cunning Jacob!
"I will not let thee go
Except thou bless me"—Stranger!
The which acceded to—
Light swung the silver fleeces
"Peniel" Hills beyond,
And the bewildered Gymnast
Found he had worsted God!
| Scheme | AXXX AXAX XXXX XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0101110 010001 0100110 110101 1101010 010101 0101010 110101 1111010 111111 0111110 010101 1101010 1101 0001010 111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 422 |
| Words | 70 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 04, 2023
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