Analysis of Garland for Queens, may be

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



Garland for Queens, may be—
Laurels—for rare degree
Of soul or sword.
Ah—but remembering me—
Ah—but remembering thee—
Nature in chivalry—
Nature in charity—
Nature in equity—
This Rose ordained!


Scheme AABAAAAAC
Poetic Form
Metre 101111 101101 1111 1101001 1101001 100100 100100 100100 1101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 212
Words 32
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 153
Words per stanza (avg) 30
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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