Analysis of Herein a Blossom lies

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



Herein a Blossom lies—
A Sepulchre, between—
Cross it, and overcome the Bee—
Remain—'tis but a Rind.


Scheme ABCD
Poetic Form
Metre 010101 0101 1101001 011101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 113
Words 19
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 76
Words per stanza (avg) 17
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 25, 2023

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