The Lamp burns sure—within
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
The Lamp burns sure—within—
Tho' Serfs—supply the Oil—
It matters not the busy Wick—
At her phosphoric toil!
The Slave—forgets—to fill—
The Lamp—burns golden—on—
Unconscious that the oil is out—
As that the Slave—is gone.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA XXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 248 |
Words | 37 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
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