Analysis of Finite—to fail, but infinite to Venture
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Finite—to fail, but infinite to Venture—
For the one ship that struts the shore
Many's the gallant—overwhelmed Creature
Nodding in Navies nevermore—
| Scheme | ABAB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1111100110 10111101 10100110 1001010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 161 |
| Words | 24 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 121 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 07, 2023
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