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 |
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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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