Analysis of I gave myself to Him
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
I gave myself to Him—
And took Himself, for Pay,
The solemn contract of a Life
Was ratified, this way—
The Wealth might disappoint—
Myself a poorer prove
Than this great Purchaser suspect,
The Daily Own—of Love
Depreciate the Vision—
But till the Merchant buy—
Still Fable—in the Isles of Spice—
The subtle Cargoes—lie—
At least—'tis Mutual—Risk—
Some—found it—Mutual Gain—
Sweet Debt of Life—Each Night to owe—
Insolvent—every Noon—
| Scheme | XAXA XXXX XBXB XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 11111 010111 0101101 11011 01101 10101 11110001 010111 010010 110101 11000111 01011 1111001 1111001 11111111 0101001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 466 |
| Words | 71 |
| 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) | 85 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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