Analysis of At least—to pray—is left—is left
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
At least—to pray—is left—is left—
Oh Jesus—in the Air—
I know not which thy chamber is—
I'm knocking—everywhere—
Thou settest Earthquake in the South—
And Maelstrom, in the Sea—
Say, Jesus Christ of Nazareth—
Hast thou no Arm for Me?
Scheme | XAXA XBXB |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 11111111 110001 11111101 11010 111001 010001 11011100 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 258 |
Words | 42 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 8 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 09, 2023
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