Analysis of The Court is far away

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



The Court is far away—
No Umpire—have I—
My Sovereign is offended—
To gain his grace—I'd die!

I'll seek his royal feet—
I'll say—Remember—King—
Thou shalt—thyself—one day—a Child—
Implore a larger—thing—

That Empire—is of Czars—
As small—they say—as I—
Grant me—that day—the royalty—
To intercede—for Thee—


Scheme XAXA XBXB XACC
Poetic Form Quatrain  (67%)
Metre 011101 11011 1101010 111111 111101 110101 1111101 010101 1100111 111111 11110100 10111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 353
Words 48
Sentences 2
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 77
Words per stanza (avg) 15
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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