Analysis of He gave away his Life
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
He gave away his Life—
To Us—Gigantic Sum—
A trifle—in his own esteem—
But magnified—by Fame—
Until it burst the Hearts
That fancied they could hold—
When swift it slipped its limit—
And on the Heavens—unrolled—
'Tis Ours—to wince—and weep—
And wonder—and decay
By Blossoms gradual process—
He chose—Maturity—
And quickening—as we sowed—
Just obviated Bud—
And when We turned to note the Growth—
Broke—perfect—from the Pod—
Scheme | XXXX XAXA XXXX XXXX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (25%) |
Metre | 110111 110101 01001101 11011 011101 110111 1111110 010101 1101101 010001 1101001 110100 0100111 11001 01111101 101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 466 |
Words | 69 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 22, 2023
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