Analysis of He parts Himself—like Leaves

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



He parts Himself—like Leaves—
And then—He closes up—
Then stands upon the Bonnet
Of Any Buttercup—

And then He runs against
And oversets a Rose—
And then does Nothing—
Then away upon a Jib—He goes—

And dangles like a Mote
Suspended in the Noon—
Uncertain—to return Below—
Or settle in the Moon—

What come of Him—at Night—
The privilege to say
Be limited by Ignorance—
What come of Him—That Day—

The Frost—possess the World—
In Cabinets—be shown—
A Sepulchre of quaintest Floss—
An Abbey—a Cocoon—


Scheme XAXA XBXB XCXC XDXD XXXC
Poetic Form Quatrain  (80%)
Etheree  (45%)
Tetractys  (25%)
Metre 110111 011101 1101010 11010 011101 0101 01110 101010111 010101 010001 01010101 110001 111111 01011 11001100 111111 010101 010011 01111 110001
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 535
Words 87
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 77
Words per stanza (avg) 17
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 11, 2023

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