Analysis of I had some things that I called mine
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
I had some things that I called mine—
And God, that he called his,
Till, recently a rival Claim
Disturbed these amities.
The property, my garden,
Which having sown with care,
He claims the pretty acre,
And sends a Bailiff there.
The station of the parties
Forbids publicity,
But Justice is sublimer
Than arms, or pedigree.
I'll institute an "Action"—
I'll vindicate the law—
Jove! Choose your counsel—
I retain "Shaw"!
| Scheme | XAXA BCXC XDCD BEXE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 11111111 011111 11000101 0111 0100110 110111 1101010 010101 0101010 010100 11011 111100 110110 110001 11110 1011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 419 |
| Words | 73 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 81 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 17, 2023
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