Analysis of I rose—because He sank

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



I rose—because He sank—
I thought it would be opposite—
But when his power dropped—
My Soul grew straight.

I cheered my fainting Prince—
I sang firm—even—Chants—
I helped his Film—with Hymn—

And when the Dews drew off
That held his Forehead stiff—
I met him—
Balm to Balm—

I told him Best—must pass
Through this low Arch of Flesh—
No Casque so brave
It spurn the Grave—

I told him Worlds I knew
Where Emperors grew—
Who recollected us
If we were true—

And so with Thews of Hymn—
And Sinew from within—
And ways I knew not that I knew—till then—
I lifted Him—


Scheme XXXX XXA XXAX XXBB CCXC AXXA
Poetic Form
Metre 110111 11111100 111101 1111 111101 111101 111111 010111 111101 111 111 111111 111111 1111 1101 111111 11001 10101 1101 011111 01101 0111111111 1101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 590
Words 108
Sentences 2
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 23
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 72
Words per stanza (avg) 18
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 30, 2023

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