Analysis of The Child's faith is new
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
The Child's faith is new—
Whole—like His Principle—
Wide—like the Sunrise
On fresh Eyes—
Never had a Doubt—
Laughs—at a Scruple—
Believes all sham
But Paradise—
Credits the World—
Deems His Dominion
Broadest of Sovereignties—
And Caesar—mean—
In the Comparison—
Baseless Emperor—
Ruler of Nought—
Yet swaying all—
Grown bye and bye
To hold mistaken
His pretty estimates
Of Prickly Things
He gains the skill
Sorrowful—as certain—
Men—to anticipate
Instead of Kings—
| Scheme | XABBCAXX XDBXDXCX XDXEXDXE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01111 111100 1101 111 10101 11010 0111 110 1001 11010 1011 0101 000100 10100 1011 1101 1101 11010 110100 1101 1101 100110 11010 0111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 491 |
| Words | 74 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 124 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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