Analysis of I reckon—when I count it all

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



I reckon—when I count it all—
First—Poets—Then the Sun—
Then Summer—Then the Heaven of God—
And then—the List is done—

But, looking back—the First so seems
To Comprehend the Whole—
The Others look a needless Show—
So I write—Poets—All—

Their Summer—lasts a Solid Year—
They can afford a Sun
The East—would deem extravagant—
And if the Further Heaven—

Be Beautiful as they prepare
For Those who worship Them—
It is too difficult a Grace—
To justify the Dream—


Scheme ABXB XXXA XBXB XXXX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (50%)
Metre 11011111 110101 110101011 010111 11010111 10101 01010101 111101 11010101 110101 01110100 0101010 11001101 111101 11110001 11001
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 497
Words 80
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 89
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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