Analysis of I had no Cause to be awake
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
I had no Cause to be awake—
My Best—was gone to sleep—
And Morn a new politeness took—
And failed to wake them up—
But called the others—clear—
And passed their Curtains by—
Sweet Morning—when I oversleep—
Knock—Recollect—to Me—
I looked at Sunrise—Once—
And then I looked at Them—
And wishfulness in me arose—
For Circumstance the same—
'Twas such an Ample Peace—
It could not hold a Sigh—
'Twas Sabbath—with the Bells divorced—
'Twas Sunset—all the Day—
So choosing but a Gown—
And taking but a Prayer—
The only Raiment I should need—
I struggled—and was There—
Scheme | XAXX XBAX XXXX XBXX XCXC |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (35%) Tetractys (20%) Quatrain (20%) |
Metre | 11111101 111111 01010101 011111 110101 011101 1101101 10111 11111 011111 010101 11001 111101 111101 11010101 11101 110101 010101 0101111 110011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 610 |
Words | 100 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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