A Wounded Deer—leaps highest
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
A Wounded Deer—leaps highest—
I've heard the Hunter tell—
'Tis but the Ecstasy of death—
And then the Brake is still!
The Smitten Rock that gushes!
The trampled Steel that springs!
A Cheek is always redder
Just where the Hectic stings!
Mirth is the Mail of Anguish
In which it Cautious Arm,
Lest anybody spy the blood
And "you're hurt" exclaim!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 04, 2023
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| Scheme | XXXX XAXA XXXX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 349 |
| Words | 63 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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