Analysis of Because the Bee may blameless hum
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Because the Bee may blameless hum
For Thee a Bee do I become
List even unto Me.
Because the Flowers unafraid
May lift a look on thine, a Maid
Alway a Flower would be.
Nor Robins, Robins need not hide
When Thou upon their Crypts intrude
So Wings bestow on Me
Or Petals, or a Dower of Buzz
That Bee to ride, or Flower of Furze
I that way worship Thee.
| Scheme | AAB CCB XXBDDB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01011101 11011101 110101 0101001 11011101 101011 11010111 11011101 110111 11010111 111111011 111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 346 |
| Words | 73 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 30, 2023
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