Analysis of What is—
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
What is—"Paradise"—
Who live there—
Are they "Farmers"—
Do they "hoe"—
Do they know that this is "Amherst"—
And that I—am coming—too—
Do they wear "new shoes"—in "Eden"—
Is it always pleasant—there—
Won't they scold us—when we're homesick—
Or tell God—how cross we are—
You are sure there's such a person
As "a Father"—in the sky—
So if I get lost—there—ever—
Or do what the Nurse calls "die"—
I shan't walk the "Jasper"—barefoot—
Ransomed folks—won't laugh at me—
Maybe—"Eden" a'n't so lonesome
As New England used to be!
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110 111 1110 111 11111110 0111101 11111010 111101 1111111 1111111 11111010 1010001 11111110 1110111 11110101 111111 1010011110 1110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 569 |
Words | 90 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 4, 8 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 126 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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