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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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 23, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXB XXCX XXXB BBABCB |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 501 |
Words | 83 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 6 |
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