Analysis of So the Eyes accost—and sunder
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
So the Eyes accost—and sunder
In an Audience—
Stamped—occasionally—forever—
So may Countenance
Entertain—without addressing
Countenance of One
In a Neighboring Horizon—
Gone—as soon as known—
| Scheme | ABAB XCCX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 10101010 01100 101000010 11100 0101010 10011 00100010 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 210 |
| Words | 27 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 79 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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