Analysis of If He dissolve—then—there is nothing

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



If He dissolve—then—there is nothing—more—
Eclipse—at Midnight—
It was dark—before—
Sunset—at Easter—
Blindness—on the Dawn—
Faint Star of Bethlehem—
Gone down!

Would but some God—inform Him—
Or it be too late!
Say—that the pulse just lisps—
The Chariots wait—

Say—that a little life—for His—
Is leaking—red—
His little Spaniel—tell Him!
Will He heed?


Scheme AXAXXXX BCDC DXBX
Poetic Form Tetractys  (27%)
Metre 1101111101 0111 11101 1110 10101 11110 11 1111011 11111 110111 01001 11010111 1101 1101011 111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 393
Words 55
Sentences 5
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 7, 4, 4
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 90
Words per stanza (avg) 18
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 14, 2023

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