Analysis of Could—I do more—for Thee
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Could—I do more—for Thee—
Wert Thou a Bumble Bee—
Since for the Queen, have I—
Nought but Bouquet?
| Scheme | AABC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111 110101 110111 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 113 |
| Words | 20 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 74 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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