Analysis of The Whole of it came not at once
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
The Whole of it came not at once—
'Twas Murder by degrees—
A Thrust—and then for Life a chance—
The Bliss to cauterize—
The Cat reprieves the Mouse
She eases from her teeth
Just long enough for Hope to tease—
Then mashes it to death—
'Tis Life's award—to die—
Contenteder if once—
Than dying half—then rallying
For consciouser Eclipse—
| Scheme | ABXX XXBX XAXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01111111 110101 01011101 011100 01101 110101 11011111 11111 110111 111 11011100 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 356 |
| Words | 61 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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