Analysis of Of Brussels—it was not
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Of Brussels—it was not—
Of Kidderminster? Nay—
The Winds did buy it of the Woods—
They—sold it unto me
It was a gentle price—
The poorest—could afford—
It was within the frugal purse
Of Beggar—or of Bird—
Of small and spicy Yards—
In hue—a mellow Dun—
Of Sunshine—and of Sere—Composed—
But, principally—of Sun—
The Wind—unrolled it fast—
And spread it on the Ground—
Upholsterer of the Pines—is He—
Upholsterer—of the Pond—
Scheme | XXXA XXXX XBXB XXAX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (25%) |
Metre | 110111 111 01111101 111101 110101 010101 11010101 110111 110101 010101 1101101 110011 01111 011101 110111 1101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 466 |
Words | 73 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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