Analysis of Beauty—be not caused—It Is
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Beauty—be not caused—It Is—
Chase it, and it ceases—
Chase it not, and it abides—
Overtake the Creases
In the Meadow—when the Wind
Runs his fingers thro' it—
Deity will see to it
That You never do it—
| Scheme | AAX A XBBB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1011111 110110 1110101 10010 001101 111011 1001111 111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 217 |
| Words | 40 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 1, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 51 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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