Analysis of I often passed the village
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
I often passed the village
When going home from school—
And wondered what they did there—
And why it was so still—
I did not know the year then—
In which my call would come—
Earlier, by the Dial,
Than the rest have gone.
It's stiller than the sundown.
It's cooler than the dawn—
The Daisies dare to come here—
And birds can flutter down—
So when you are tired—
Or perplexed—or cold—
Trust the loving promise
Underneath the mould,
Cry "it's I," "take Dollie,"
And I will enfold!
Scheme | XXXX XXXA BAXB XCXCXC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101010 110111 0101111 011111 1111011 011111 1001010 10111 110101 110101 0101111 011101 111110 10111 101010 0101 111110 01101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 490 |
Words | 93 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 17, 2023
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