Analysis of As Watchers hang upon the East

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



As Watchers hang upon the East,
As Beggars revel at a feast
By savory Fancy spread—
As brooks in deserts babble sweet
On ear too far for the delight,
Heaven beguiles the tired.

As that same watcher, when the East
Opens the lid of Amethyst
And lets the morning go—
That Beggar, when an honored Guest,
Those thirsty lips to flagons pressed,
Heaven to us, if true.


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Poetic Form
Metre 11010101 11010101 1100101 11010101 11111001 101010 11110101 10011100 010101 11011101 1101111 101111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 362
Words 69
Sentences 3
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 6
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 142
Words per stanza (avg) 34
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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