Analysis of The Robin's my Criterion for Tune
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
The Robin's my Criterion for Tune—
Because I grow—where Robins do—
But, were I Cuckoo born—
I'd swear by him—
The ode familiar—rules the Noon—
The Buttercup's, my Whim for Bloom—
Because, we're Orchard sprung—
But, were I Britain born,
I'd Daisies spurn—
None but the Nut—October fit—
Because, through dropping it,
The Seasons flit—I'm taught—
Without the Snow's Tableau
Winter, were lie—to me—
Because I see—New Englandly—
The Queen, discerns like me—
Provincially—
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0101010011 01111101 10111 1111 01010101 011111 011101 101101 1101 11010101 011101 010111 010101 100111 011111 010111 0100 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 498 |
Words | 76 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 17 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 357 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 74 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 29, 2023
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