Analysis of Autumn—overlooked my Knitting
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Autumn—overlooked my Knitting—
Dyes—said He—have I—
Could disparage a Flamingo—
Show Me them—said I—
Cochineal—I chose—for deeming
It resemble Thee—
And the little Border—Dusker—
For resembling Me—
| Scheme | ABXB ACXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1010110 11111 10100010 11111 11111 10101 0010101 101001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 226 |
| Words | 29 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 79 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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