Analysis of Through lane it lay—through bramble
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Through lane it lay—through bramble—
Through clearing and through wood—
Banditti often passed us
Upon the lonely road.
The wolf came peering curious—
The owl looked puzzled down—
The serpent's satin figure
Glid stealthily along—
The tempests touched our garments—
The lightning's poinards gleamed—
Fierce from the Crag above us
The hungry Vulture screamed—
The satyr's fingers beckoned—
The valley murmured "Come"—
These were the mates—
This was the road
Those children fluttered home.
| Scheme | XXAB AXXX XCAC XXXBX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111110 110011 11011 010101 01110100 011101 0101010 1101 0111010 0111 1101011 010101 011010 010101 1001 1101 110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 501 |
| Words | 76 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 10, 2023
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