Analysis of Went up a year this evening!
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Went up a year this evening!
I recollect it well!
Amid no bells nor bravoes
The bystanders will tell!
Cheerful—as to the village—
Tranquil—as to repose—
Chastened—as to the Chapel
This humble Tourist rose!
Did not talk of returning!
Alluded to no time
When, were the gales propitious—
We might look for him!
Was grateful for the Roses
In life's diverse bouquet—
Talked softly of new species
To pick another day;
Beguiling thus the wonder
The wondrous nearer drew—
Hands bustled at the moorings—
The crown respectful grew—
Ascended from our vision
To Countenances new!
A Difference—A Daisy—
Is all the rest I knew!
| Scheme | ABCBDCECAFCGCHCHIJCJKJCJ |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101110 10111 011111 01011 1011010 101101 1011010 110101 1111010 010111 1001010 11111 1101010 010101 1101110 110101 0101010 010101 111010 010101 01011010 110001 0100010 110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 622 |
| Words | 106 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 24 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 487 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 104 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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