Analysis of Over the fence
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Over the fence—
Strawberries—grow—
Over the fence—
I could climb—if I tried, I know—
Berries are nice!
But—if I stained my Apron—
God would certainly scold!
Oh, dear,—I guess if He were a Boy—
He'd—climb—if He could!
| Scheme | AAXX XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1001 10111001 11111111 1011 1111110 111001 111111001 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 246 |
| Words | 40 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 30, 2023
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