Analysis of On a Columnar Self
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
On a Columnar Self—
How ample to rely
In Tumult—or Extremity—
How good the Certainty
That Lever cannot pry—
And Wedge cannot divide
Conviction—That Granitic Base—
Though None be on our Side—
Suffice Us—for a Crowd—
Ourself—and Rectitude—
And that Assembly—not far off
From furthest Spirit—God—
| Scheme | XABB ACXC XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (33%) |
| Metre | 1011 110101 01010100 110100 110101 011001 01010101 1111101 011101 001010 01010111 110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 318 |
| Words | 48 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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