Analysis of I went to thank Her
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
I went to thank Her—
But She Slept—
Her Bed—a funneled Stone—
With Nosegays at the Head and Foot—
That Travellers—had thrown—
Who went to thank Her—
But She Slept—
'Twas Short—to cross the Sea—
To look upon Her like—alive—
But turning back—'twas slow—
| Scheme | aBcxc aBxxx |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 11110 111 010101 1110101 110011 11110 111 111101 11010101 110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 280 |
| Words | 46 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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