Analysis of The difference between Despair
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
The difference between Despair
And Fear—is like the One
Between the instant of a Wreck
And when the Wreck has been—
The Mind is smooth—no Motion—
Contented as the Eye
Upon the Forehead of a Bust—
That knows—it cannot see—
Scheme | XAXX AXXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01000101 011101 01010101 010111 0111110 010101 01010101 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 236 |
Words | 42 |
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) | 88 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 23, 2023
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