Analysis of I had no time to Hate

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



I had no time to Hate—
Because
The Grave would hinder Me—
And Life was not so
Ample I
Could finish—Enmity—

Nor had I time to Love—
But since
Some Industry must be—
The little Toil of Love—
I thought
Be large enough for Me—


Scheme XXAXXA BXABXA
Poetic Form
Metre 111111 01 011101 01111 101 110100 111111 11 110011 010111 11 110111
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 235
Words 47
Sentences 1
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 6
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 14
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 85
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on May 03, 2023

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