Analysis of I shall know why—when Time is over
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
I shall know why—when Time is over—
And I have ceased to wonder why—
Christ will explain each separate anguish
In the fair schoolroom of the sky—
He will tell me what "Peter" promised—
And I—for wonder at his woe—
I shall forget the drop of Anguish
That scalds me now—that scalds me now!
| Scheme | XABA XXBX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 111111110 01111101 110111010 0011101 111111010 01110111 110101110 11111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 304 |
| Words | 56 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 112 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 17, 2023
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