Analysis of A Coffin—is a Small Domain
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
A Coffin—is a small Domain,
Yet able to contain
A Citizen of Paradise
In it diminished Plane.
A Grave—is a restricted Breadth—
Yet ampler than the Sun—
And all the Seas He populates
And Lands He looks upon
To Him who on its small Repose
Bestows a single Friend—
Circumference without Relief—
Or Estimate—or End—
| Scheme | AABA XXBX XCXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (33%) |
| Metre | 01010101 110101 0100110 010101 01100101 11101 010111 011101 11111101 010101 0100101 110011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 324 |
| Words | 57 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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