Analysis of I never told the buried gold
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
I never told the buried gold
Upon the hill—that lies—
I saw the sun—his plunder done
Crouch low to guard his prize.
He stood as near
As stood you here—
A pace had been between—
Did but a snake bisect the brake
My life had forfeit been.
That was a wondrous booty—
I hope 'twas honest gained.
Those were the fairest ingots
That ever kissed the spade!
Whether to keep the secret—
Whether to reveal—
Whether as I ponder
Kidd will sudden sail—
Could a shrewd advise me
We might e'en divide—
Should a shrewd betray me—
Atropos decide!
| Scheme | XAXA XXXXX BXXX XXXX BCBC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11010101 010111 11011101 111111 1111 1111 011101 1101101 111101 1101010 111101 1001010 110101 1011010 10101 101110 11101 101011 111101 101011 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 538 |
| Words | 101 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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