Analysis of Had I presumed to hope
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Had I presumed to hope—
The loss had been to Me
A Value—for the Greatness' Sake—
As Giants—gone away—
Had I presumed to gain
A Favor so remote—
The failure but confirm the Grace
In further Infinite—
'Tis failure—not of Hope—
But Confident Despair—
Advancing on Celestial Lists—
With faint—Terrestial power—
'Tis Honor—though I die—
For That no Man obtain
Till He be justified by Death—
This—is the Second Gain—
Scheme | AXXX BXXX AXXX XBXB |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (25%) |
Metre | 110111 011111 01010101 110101 110111 010101 01010101 010100 110111 110001 01010101 11110 110111 111101 1111011 110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 439 |
Words | 72 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 80 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 26, 2023
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