Analysis of The Brain, within its Groove
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
The Brain, within its Groove
Runs evenly—and true—
But let a Splinter swerve—
'Twere easier for You—
To put a Current back—
When Floods have slit the Hills—
And scooped a Turnpike for Themselves—
And trodden out the Mills—
| Scheme | XAXA XBXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 010111 110001 110101 110011 110101 111101 0101101 010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 239 |
| Words | 41 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 19, 2023
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