Analysis of Speech—is a prank of Parliament—

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



"Speech"—is a prank of Parliament—
"Tears"—is a trick of the nerve—
But the Heart with the heaviest freight on—
Doesn't—always—move—


Scheme ABCD
Poetic Form
Metre 11011100 1101101 1011010011 1011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 153
Words 22
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 100
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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