Analysis of Spring is the Period
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Spring is the Period
Express from God.
Among the other seasons
Himself abide,
But during March and April
None stir abroad
Without a cordial interview
With God.
| Scheme | XAXX XXXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110100 0111 0101010 0101 1101010 1101 0101010 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 160 |
| Words | 29 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 65 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 10, 2023
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