Analysis of Despair's advantage is achieved
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Despair's advantage is achieved
By suffering—Despair—
To be assisted of Reverse
One must Reverse have bore—
The Worthiness of Suffering like
The Worthiness of Death
Is ascertained by tasting—
As can no other Mouth
Of Savors—make us conscious—
As did ourselves partake—
Affliction feels impalpable
Until Ourselves are struck—
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| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1010101 110001 11010101 110111 010011001 010011 101110 111101 1101110 1100101 01011 0100111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 337 |
| Words | 51 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 1, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 67 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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