Analysis of Papa above!
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Papa above!
Regard a Mouse
O'erpowered by the Cat!
Reserve within thy kingdom
A "Mansion" for the Rat!
Snug in seraphic Cupboards
To nibble all the day
While unsuspecting Cycles
Wheel solemnly away!
| Scheme | XXAXA XBXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1001 0101 1101 0101110 010101 10110 110101 101010 110001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 198 |
| Words | 35 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 80 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 09, 2023
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