Analysis of He was weak, and I was strong—then
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
He was weak, and I was strong—then—
So He let me lead him in—
I was weak, and He was strong then—
So I let him lead me—Home.
'Twasn't far—the door was near—
'Twasn't dark—for He went—too—
'Twasn't loud, for He said nought—
That was all I cared to know.
Day knocked—and we must part—
Neither—was strongest—now—
He strove—and I strove—too—
We didn't do it—tho'!
| Scheme | AXAX XBBC XXBC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11101111 1111110 11101111 1111111 110111 111111 111111 1111111 110111 101101 110111 110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 396 |
| Words | 67 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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