Analysis of This that would greet—an hour ago
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
This that would greet—an hour ago—
Is quaintest Distance—now—
Had it a Guest from Paradise—
Nor glow, would it, nor bow—
Had it a notice from the Noon
Nor beam would it nor warm—
Match me the Silver Reticence—
Match me the Solid Calm—
| Scheme | XAXA XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 111111001 11101 1101110 111111 11010101 111111 11010100 110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 253 |
| Words | 46 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 90 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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