Analysis of I met a King this afternoon!
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
I met a King this afternoon!
He had not on a Crown indeed,
A little Palmleaf Hat was all,
And he was barefoot, I'm afraid!
But sure I am he Ermine wore
Beneath his faded Jacket's blue—
And sure I am, the crest he bore
Within that Jacket's pocket too!
For 'twas too stately for an Earl—
A Marquis would not go so grand!
'Twas possibly a Czar petite—
A Pope, or something of that kind!
If I must tell you, of a Horse
My freckled Monarch held the rein—
Doubtless an estimable Beast,
But not at all disposed to run!
And such a wagon! While I live
Dare I presume to see
Another such a vehicle
As then transported me!
Two other ragged Princes
His royal state partook!
Doubtless the first excursion
These sovereigns ever took!
I question if the Royal Coach
Round which the Footmen wait
Has the significance, on high,
Of this Barefoot Estate!
Scheme | XXXX ABAB XXXX XXXC XDXD XECE XFXF |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (57%) |
Metre | 1101101 11110101 0101111 0111101 11111101 0111011 01110111 0111101 11110111 0111111 11000101 01110111 11111101 1101101 10110001 11110111 01010111 110111 01010100 110101 1101010 11011 1001010 110101 11010101 11011 10010011 11101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 823 |
Words | 159 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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