Analysis of It might be lonelier
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
It might be lonelier
Without the Loneliness—
I'm so accustomed to my Fate—
Perhaps the Other—Peace—
Would interrupt the Dark—
And crowd the little Room—
Too scant—by Cubits—to contain
The Sacrament—of Him—
I am not used to Hope—
It might intrude upon—
Its sweet parade—blaspheme the place—
Ordained to Suffering—
It might be easier
To fail—with Land in Sight—
Than gain—My Blue Peninsula—
To perish—of Delight—
| Scheme | AXXX XXXX XXXX ABXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (25%) |
| Metre | 1111 010100 11010111 010101 10101 010101 1111101 010011 111111 110101 1101101 011100 111100 111101 11110100 110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 445 |
| Words | 68 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 81 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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