Analysis of The Sun kept stooping—stooping
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
The Sun kept stooping—stooping—low!
The Hills to meet him rose!
On his side, what Transaction!
On their side, what Repose!
Deeper and deeper grew the stain
Upon the window pane—
Thicker and thicker stood the feet
Until the Tyrian
Was crowded dense with Armies—
So gay, so Brigadier—
That I felt martial stirrings
Who once the Cockade wore—
Charged from my chimney corner—
But Nobody was there!
| Scheme | XABA CCXB XXXX XX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01110101 011111 1111010 111101 10010101 010101 10010101 0101 1101110 11101 1111010 11011 1111010 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 402 |
| Words | 69 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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