Analysis of Who never lost, are unprepared
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Who never lost, are unprepared
A Coronet to find!
Who never thirsted
Flagons, and Cooling Tamarind!
Who never climbed the weary league—
Can such a foot explore
The purple territories
On Pizarro's shore?
How many Legions overcome—
The Emperor will say?
How many Colors taken
On Revolution Day?
How many Bullets bearest?
Hast Thou the Royal scar?
Angels! Write "Promoted"
On this Soldier's brow!
| Scheme | AXAA XBXB XCXC AXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
| Metre | 1101101 010111 1101 10101 11010101 110101 010100 111 1101010 010011 1101010 10101 110101 110101 101010 11101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 390 |
| Words | 66 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 17, 2023
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