Analysis of The Sunrise runs for Both
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
The Sunrise runs for Both—
The East—Her Purple Troth
Keeps with the Hill—
The Noon unwinds Her Blue
Till One Breadth cover Two—
Remotest—still—
Nor does the Night forget
A Lamp for Each—to set—
Wicks wide away—
The North—Her blazing Sign
Erects in Iodine—
Till Both—can see—
The Midnight's Dusky Arms
Clasp Hemispheres, and Homes
And so
Upon Her Bosom—One—
And One upon Her Hem—
Both lie—
| Scheme | AABCCB DDXEEX XXXXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01111 010101 1101 01101 111101 0101 110101 011111 1101 010101 01010 1111 0111 1101 01 010101 010101 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 415 |
| Words | 69 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 101 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 24, 2023
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