Analysis of 'Tis little I—could care for Pearls
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
'Tis little I—could care for Pearls—
Who own the ample sea—
Or Brooches—when the Emperor—
With Rubies—pelteth me—
Or Gold—who am the Prince of Mines—
Or Diamonds—when have I
A Diadem to fit a Dom—
Continual upon me—
| Scheme | XAXA XXXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 11011111 110101 1110100 11011 11110111 110111 0101101 0100011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 240 |
| Words | 40 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 27, 2023
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