Analysis of Poor little Heart!
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Poor little Heart!
Did they forget thee?
Then dinna care! Then dinna care!
Proud little Heart!
Did they forsake thee?
Be debonnaire! Be debonnaire!
Frail little Heart!
I would not break thee—
Could'st credit me? Could'st credit me?
Gay little Heart—
Like Morning Glory!
Wind and Sun—wilt thee array!
| Scheme | ABC ABC ABB ABX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101 11011 111111 1101 11011 1111 1101 11111 1110111101 1101 11010 1011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 302 |
| Words | 51 |
| Sentences | 14 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 58 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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