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
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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