Analysis of Is Bliss then, such Abyss
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Is Bliss then, such Abyss,
I must not put my foot amiss
For fear I spoil my shoe?
I'd rather suit my foot
Than save my Boot—
For yet to buy another Pair
Is possible,
At any store—
But Bliss, is sold just once.
The Patent lost
None buy it any more—
Say, Foot, decide the point—
The Lady cross, or not?
Verdict for Boot!
Scheme | AAX XBXXC XXCXXB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111101 11111101 111111 110111 1111 11110101 1100 1101 111111 0101 111101 11101 010111 1011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 321 |
Words | 67 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 5, 6 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 79 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 16, 2023
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