Analysis of Death is potential to that Man
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Death is potential to that Man
Who dies—and to his friend—
Beyond that—unconspicuous
To Anyone but God—
Of these Two—God remembers
The longest—for the friend—
Is integral—and therefore
Itself dissolved—of God—
| Scheme | XABC BAXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11010111 110111 0111 11011 1111010 010101 110001 010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 230 |
| Words | 33 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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