Analysis of I am ashamed—I hide
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
I am ashamed—I hide—
What right have I—to be a Bride—
So late a Dowerless Girl—
Nowhere to hide my dazzled Face—
No one to teach me that new Grace—
Nor introduce—my Soul—
Me to adorn—How—tell—
Trinket—to make Me beautiful—
Fabrics of Cashmere—
Never a Gown of Dun—more—
Raiment instead—of Pompadour—
For Me—My soul—to wear—
Fingers—to frame my Round Hair
Oval—as Feudal Ladies wore—
Far Fashions—Fair—
Skill to hold my Brow like an Earl—
Plead—like a Whippoorwill—
Prove—like a Pearl—
Then, for Character—
Fashion My Spirit quaint—white—
Quick—like a Liquor—
Gay—like Light—
Bring Me my best Pride—
No more ashamed—
No more to hide—
Meek—let it be—too proud—for Pride—
Baptized—this Day—a Bride—
Scheme | AABCCX XXXDDE EDEBBBFGFGAXAAA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110111 11111101 11011 1111101 11111111 10111 110111 10111100 10110 1001111 1011100 111111 1011111 10110101 1101 11111111 1101 1101 11100 1011011 11010 111 11111 1101 1111 11111111 011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 775 |
Words | 114 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 15 |
Lines Amount | 27 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 178 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 01, 2023
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