Analysis of Life—is what we make of it
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Life—is what we make of it—
Death—we do not know—
Christ's acquaintance with Him
Justify Him—though—
He—would trust no stranger—
Other—could betray—
Just His own endorsement—
That—sufficeth Me—
All the other Distance
He hath traversed first—
No New Mile remaineth—
Far as Paradise—
His sure foot preceding—
Tender Pioneer—
Base must be the Coward
Dare not venture—now—
| Scheme | XAXA XXXX XXXX XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (25%) |
| Metre | 1111111 11111 101011 1011 111110 10101 111010 111 101010 11101 1111 1110 111010 1001 111010 11101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 401 |
| Words | 59 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 73 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 22, 2023
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