Analysis of To hear an Oriole sing
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
To hear an Oriole sing
May be a common thing—
Or only a divine.
It is not of the Bird
Who sings the same, unheard,
As unto Crowd—
The Fashion of the Ear
Attireth that it hear
In Dun, or fair—
So whether it be Rune,
Or whether it be none
Is of within.
The "Tune is in the Tree—"
The Skeptic—showeth me—
"No Sir! In Thee!"
| Scheme | AAX BBX CCX XXX DDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (33%) |
| Metre | 111101 110101 110001 111101 110101 1101 010101 1111 0111 110111 110111 1101 011001 01011 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 326 |
| Words | 70 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 47 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 05, 2023
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