Analysis of One Year ago—jots what?

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



One Year ago—jots what?
God—spell the word! I—can't—
Was't Grace? Not that—
Was't Glory? That—will do—
Spell slower—Glory—

Such Anniversary shall be—
Sometimes—not often—in Eternity—
When farther Parted, than the Common Woe—
Look—feed upon each other's faces—so—
In doubtful meal, if it be possible
Their Banquet's true—

I tasted—careless—then—
I did not know the Wine
Came once a World—Did you?
Oh, had you told me so—
This Thirst would blister—easier—now—
You said it hurt you—most—
Mine—was an Acorn's Breast—
And could not know how fondness grew
In Shaggier Vest—
Perhaps—I couldn't—
But, had you looked in—
A Giant—eye to eye with you, had been—
No Acorn—then—

So—Twelve months ago—
We breathed—
Then dropped the Air—
Which bore it best?
Was this—the patientest—
Because it was a Child, you know—
And could not value—Air?

If to be "Elder"—mean most pain—
I'm old enough, today, I'm certain—then—
As old as thee—how soon?
One—Birthday more—or Ten?
Let me—choose!
Ah, Sir, None!


Scheme AXXBC CCDDXB EXBDXXFBFXGGE DXHFADH XEXEXX
Poetic Form
Metre 110111 110111 11111 1110111 11010 1010011 0111000100 1101010101 1101110101 0101111100 111 110101 111101 110111 111111 111101001 111111 111101 01111101 011 01110 11110 0101111111 1101 11101 11 1101 1111 1101 01110111 011101 11110111 1101011101 111111 11111 111 111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,070
Words 160
Sentences 12
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 5, 6, 13, 7, 6
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 148
Words per stanza (avg) 32
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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