Analysis of I could die—to know
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
I could die—to know—
'Tis a trifling knowledge—
News-Boys salute the Door—
Carts—joggle by—
Morning's bold face—stares in the window—
Were but mine—the Charter of the least Fly—
Houses hunch the House
With their Brick Shoulders—
Coals—from a Rolling Load—rattle—how—near—
To the very Square—His foot is passing—
Possibly, this moment—
While I—dream—Here—
| Scheme | AXXBAB XXXXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111 101010 110101 111 101110010 0110101011 10101 11110 1101011011 1010111110 100110 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 395 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 139 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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