Analysis of Dust is the only Secret
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Dust is the only Secret—
Death, the only One
You cannot find out all about
In his "native town."
Nobody know "his Father"—
Never was a Boy—
Hadn't any playmates,
Or "Early history"—
Industrious! Laconic!
Punctual! Sedate!
Bold as a Brigand!
Stiller than a Fleet!
Builds, like a Bird, too!
Christ robs the Nest—
Robin after Robin
Smuggled to Rest!
| Scheme | ABXX XXXX XXAX XCBC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (25%) |
| Metre | 1101010 10101 11011101 01101 11110 10101 10101 110100 0100010 10001 1101 10101 11011 1101 101010 1011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 349 |
| Words | 63 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 66 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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