Analysis of Of Tribulation, these are They
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Of Tribulation, these are They,
Denoted by the White—
The Spangled Gowns, a lesser Rank
Of Victors—designate—
All these—did conquer—
But the ones who overcame most times—
Wear nothing commoner than Snow—
No Ornament, but Palms—
Surrender—is a sort unknown—
On this superior soil—
Defeat—an outgrown Anguish—
Remembered, as the Mile
Our panting Ankle barely passed—
When Night devoured the Road—
But we—stood whispering in the House—
And all we said—was "Saved"!
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010111 010101 01010101 11010 11110 101110111 11010011 110011 01010101 1101001 011110 010101 101010101 1101001 111100001 011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 490 |
Words | 74 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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