Analysis of Sleep is supposed to be
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Sleep is supposed to be
By souls of sanity
The shutting of the eye.
Sleep is the station grand
Down which, on either hand
The hosts of witness stand!
Morn is supposed to be
By people of degree
The breaking of the Day.
Morning has not occurred!
That shall Aurora be—
East of Eternity—
One with the banner gay—
One in the red array—
That is the break of Day!
| Scheme | AAX BBB AAC X AACCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 110111 111100 010101 110101 111101 011101 110111 110101 010101 101101 110101 110100 110101 100101 110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 358 |
| Words | 72 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 1, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 55 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 23, 2023
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