Analysis of Absence disembodies—so does Death
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Absence disembodies—so does Death
Hiding individuals from the Earth
Superposition helps, as well as love—
Tenderness decreases as we prove—
| Scheme | ABCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101111 100100101 111111 100010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 150 |
| Words | 22 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 116 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 21, 2023
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