Analysis of Heaven
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
"Heaven" has different Signs—to me—
Sometimes, I think that Noon
Is but a symbol of the Place—
And when again, at Dawn,
A mighty look runs round the World
And settles in the Hills—
An Awe if it should be like that
Upon the Ignorance steals—
The Orchard, when the Sun is on—
The Triumph of the Birds
When they together Victory make—
Some Carnivals of Clouds—
The Rapture of a finished Day—
Returning to the West—
All these—remind us of the place
That Men call "paradise"—
Itself be fairer—we suppose—
But how Ourself, shall be
Adorned, for a Superior Grace—
Not yet, our eyes can see—
Scheme | AXBX XXXX XXXX XXBX XABA |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (40%) Tetractys (20%) Quatrain (20%) |
Metre | 101100111 011111 11010101 010111 01011101 010001 11111111 0101001 01010111 010101 110101001 110011 01010101 010101 11011101 11110 01110101 1100111 011001001 1110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 604 |
Words | 109 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 90 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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