Analysis of We do not play on Graves
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
We do not play on Graves—
Because there isn't Room—
Besides—it isn't even—it slants
And People come—
And put a Flower on it—
And hang their faces so—
We're fearing that their Hearts will drop—
And crush our pretty play—
And so we move as far
As Enemies—away—
Just looking round to see how far
It is—Occasionally—
| Scheme | AXAX XXXB CBCX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111 011101 011101011 0101 0101011 011101 11011111 0110101 011111 110001 11011111 1101000 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 335 |
| Words | 59 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 80 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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