Analysis of I have a Bird in spring
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
I have a Bird in spring
Which for myself doth sing—
The spring decoys.
And as the summer nears—
And as the Rose appears,
Robin is gone.
Yet do I not repine
Knowing that Bird of mine
Though flown—
Learneth beyond the sea
Melody new for me
And will return.
Fast is a safer hand
Held in a truer Land
Are mine—
And though they now depart,
Tell I my doubting heart
They're thine.
In a serener Bright,
In a more golden light
I see
Each little doubt and fear,
Each little discord here
Removed.
Then will I not repine,
Knowing that Bird of mine
Though flown
Shall in a distant tree
Bright melody for me
Return.
| Scheme | aaxbbc cDEffg hhdiid jjfxxx cDEffg |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (37%) Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 110101 11111 0110 010101 010101 1011 11111 101111 11 10101 100111 0101 110101 100101 11 011101 111101 11 0011 001101 11 110101 110101 01 11111 101111 11 100101 110011 01 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 591 |
| Words | 120 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 30 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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