Analysis of I had the Glory—that will do
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
I had the Glory—that will do—
An Honor, Thought can turn her to
When lesser Fames invite—
With one long "Nay"—
Bliss' early shape
Deforming—Dwindling—Gulfing up—
Time's possibility.
| Scheme | AABCDEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11010111 11011101 110101 1111 1101 110011 10100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 197 |
| Words | 30 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7 |
| Lines Amount | 7 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 141 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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