Analysis of 'Tis true—They shut me in the Cold
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
'Tis true—They shut me in the Cold—
But then—Themselves were warm
And could not know the feeling 'twas—
Forget it—Lord—of Them—
Let not my Witness hinder Them
In Heavenly esteem—
No Paradise could be—Conferred
Through Their beloved Blame—
The Harm They did—was short—And since
Myself—who bore it—do—
Forgive Them—Even as Myself—
Or else—forgive not me—
| Scheme | XXXA AXXX XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111001 110101 01110101 011111 11110101 010001 1101101 11011 01111101 11111 0111011 110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 387 |
| Words | 57 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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