Analysis of Truth—is as old as God
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Truth—is as old as God—
His Twin identity
And will endure as long as He
A Co-Eternity—
And perish on the Day
Himself is borne away
From Mansion of the Universe
A lifeless Deity.
| Scheme | XAAA BBXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111 110100 01011111 010100 010101 011101 1101010 010100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 184 |
| Words | 36 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 70 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 25, 2023
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