Analysis of It knew no Medicine
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
It knew no Medicine—
It was not Sickness—then—
Nor any need of Surgery—
And therefore—'twas not Pain—
It moved away the Cheeks—
A Dimple at a time—
And left the Profile—plainer—
And in the place of Bloom
It left the little Tint
That never had a Name—
You've seen it on a Cast's face—
Was Paradise—to blame—
If momently ajar—
Temerity—drew near—
And sickened—ever afterward
For Somewhat that it saw?
| Scheme | XXXX XXXX XAXA XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (25%) |
| Metre | 111100 111101 11011100 01111 110101 010101 010110 000111 110101 110101 1111011 11011 1101 010011 01010100 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 427 |
| Words | 72 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 77 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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