Analysis of Wait till the Majesty of Death
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Wait till the Majesty of Death
Invests so mean a brow!
Almost a powdered Footman
Might dare to touch it now!
Wait till in Everlasting Robes
That Democrat is dressed,
Then prate about "Preferment"—
And "Station," and the rest!
Around this quiet Courtier
Obsequious Angels wait!
Full royal is his Retinue!
Full purple is his state!
A Lord, might dare to lift the Hat
To such a Modest Clay
Since that My Lord, "the Lord of Lords"
Receives unblushingly!
| Scheme | XAXA XBBB XCXC XDXD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
| Metre | 11010011 011101 101010 111111 1100101 11011 11011 010001 01110100 0100101 1101110 110111 01111101 110101 11110111 011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 444 |
| Words | 82 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 03, 2023
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