Analysis of Taking up the fair Ideal
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Taking up the fair Ideal,
Just to cast her down
When a fracture—we discover—
Or a splintered Crown—
Makes the Heavens portable—
And the Gods—a lie—
Doubtless—"Adam"&md ash;scowled at Eden—
For his perjury!
Cherishing—our pool Ideal—
Till in purer dress—
We behold her—glorified—
Comforts—sear ch—like this—
Till the broken creatures—
We adored—for whole—
Stains—all washed—
Transfigured—mended—
Meet us—with a smile—
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| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1010101 11101 10101010 10101 1010100 00101 101011110 11100 10010101 10101 101010 101111 101010 10111 111 110 11101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 460 |
| Words | 63 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 9 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 163 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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