Analysis of Trust in the Unexpected
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Trust in the Unexpected—
By this—was William Kidd
Persuaded of the Buried Gold—
As One had testified—
Through this—the old Philosopher—
His Talismanic Stone
Discernéd—still withholden
To effort undivine—
'Twas this—allured Columbus—
When Genoa—withdrew
Before an Apparition
Baptized America—
The Same—afflicted Thomas—
When Deity assured
'Twas better—the perceiving not—
Provided it believed—
| Scheme | AAXX XBBB CXXX CXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 100010 111101 01010101 11110 11010100 111 01111 1101 1101010 110001 011010 010100 0101010 110001 11000101 010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 420 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 80 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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