Analysis of The Brain—is wider than the Sky
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
The Brain—is wider than the Sky—
For—put them side by side—
The one the other will contain
With ease—and You—beside—
The Brain is deeper than the sea—
For—hold them—Blue to Blue—
The one the other will absorb—
As Sponges—Buckets—do—
The Brain is just the weight of God—
For—Heft them—Pound for Pound—
And they will differ—if they do—
As Syllable from Sound—
| Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCBC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 01110101 111111 01010101 110101 01110101 111111 01010101 110101 01110111 111111 01110111 110011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 398 |
| Words | 63 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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