Analysis of I gained it so
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
I gained it so—
By Climbing slow—
By Catching at the Twigs that grow
Between the Bliss—and me—
It hung so high
As well the Sky
Attempt by Strategy—
I said I gained it—
This—was all—
Look, how I clutch it
Lest it fall—
And I a Pauper go—
Unfitted by an instant's Grace
For the Contented—Beggar's face
I wore—an hour ago—
| Scheme | AAABCCB DEDEAFFA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (40%) |
| Metre | 1111 1101 11010111 010101 1111 1101 011100 11111 111 11111 111 010101 11111 1001011 1111001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 339 |
| Words | 64 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 121 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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