Analysis of What I see not, I better see
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
What I see not, I better see—
Through Faith—my Hazel Eye
Has periods of shutting—
But, No lid has Memory—
For frequent, all my sense obscured
I equally behold
As someone held a light unto
The Features so beloved—-
And I arise—and in my Dream—
Do Thee distinguished Grace—
Till jealous Daylight interrupt—
And mar thy perfectness—
| Scheme | AXXA XXXX XXXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (33%) |
| Metre | 11111101 111101 1100110 1111100 11011101 110001 1110110 010101 01010011 110101 110101 0111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 346 |
| Words | 59 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 86 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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