Analysis of She died—this was the way she died
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
She died—this was the way she died.
And when her breath was done
Took up her simple wardrobe
And started for the sun.
Her little figure at the gate
The Angels must have spied,
Since I could never find her
Upon the mortal side.
| Scheme | ABCBDAEA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11110111 010111 110101 010101 01010101 010111 1111010 010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 229 |
| Words | 46 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 178 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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