Analysis of I think just how my shape will rise
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
I think just how my shape will rise—
When I shall be "forgiven"—
Till Hair—and Eyes—and timid Head—
Are out of sight—in Heaven—
I think just how my lips will weigh—
With shapeless—quivering—prayer—
That you—so late—"Consider" me—
The "Sparrow" of your Care—
I mind me that of Anguish—sent—
Some drifts were moved away—
Before my simple bosom—broke—
And why not this—if they?
And so I con that thing—"forgiven"—
Until& mdash;delirious—borne—
By my long bright—and longer—trust—
I drop my Heart—unshriven!
Scheme | XAXA BCXC XBXB AXXA |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
Metre | 11111111 1111010 11010101 1111010 11111111 1101001 11110101 010111 11111101 110101 01110101 011111 011111010 0111 11110101 11111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 556 |
Words | 82 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 18, 2023
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