Analysis of The Wind didn't come from the Orchard—today
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
The Wind didn't come from the Orchard—today—
Further than that—
Nor stop to play with the Hay—
Nor joggle a Hat—
He's a transitive fellow—very—
Rely on that—
If He leave a Bur at the door
We know He has climbed a Fir—
But the Fir is Where—Declare—
Were you ever there?
If He brings Odors of Clovers—
And that is His business—not Ours—
Then He has been with the Mowers—
Whetting away the Hours
To sweet pauses of Hay—
His Way—of a June Day—
If He fling Sand, and Pebble—
Little Boys Hats—and Stubble—
With an occasional Steeple—
And a hoarse "Get out of the way, I say,"
Who'd be the fool to stay?
Would you—Say—
Would you be the fool to stay?
Scheme | ABABXB XXCC DDDDAA EEEAAAA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01101101001 1011 1111101 1101 1011010 0111 11101101 1111101 1011101 01101 1111011 011110110 11111010 101010 111011 111011 1111010 1011010 11010010 0011110111 110111 111 1110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 676 |
Words | 127 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 4, 6, 7 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 121 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 07, 2023
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