Analysis of A little bread—a crust—a crumb
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
A little bread—a crust—a crumb—
A little trust—a demijohn—
Can keep the soul alive—
Not portly, mind! but breathing—warm—
Conscious—as old Napoleon,
The night before the Crown!
A modest lot—A fame petite—
A brief Campaign of sting and sweet
Is plenty! Is enough!
A Sailor's business is the shore!
A Soldier's—balls! Who asketh more,
Must seek the neighboring life!
| Scheme | XAXXAA BBXCCX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01010101 010101 110101 11011101 10110100 010101 01010101 01011101 110101 01010101 0101111 1101001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 385 |
| Words | 61 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 141 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 28, 2023
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