Analysis of You said that I
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
You said that I "was Great"—one Day—
Then "Great" it be—if that please Thee—
Or Small—or any size at all—
Nay—I'm the size suit Thee—
Tall—like the Stag—would that?
Or lower—like the Wren—
Or other heights of Other Ones
I've seen?
Tell which—it's dull to guess—
And I must be Rhinoceros
Or Mouse—
At once—for Thee—
So say—if Queen it be—
Or Page—please Thee—
I'm that—or nought—
Or other thing—if other thing there be—
With just this Stipulus—
I suit Thee—
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111111 11111111 11110111 110111 110111 110101 11011101 11 111111 01110100 11 1111 111111 1111 1111 1101110111 1111 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 501 |
Words | 83 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 23, 2023
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